Apparatus and method for producing composite food having a controlledcomposition of materials

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An apparatus and method for producing composite food having a controlled composition is provided. In this apparatus a, plurality of supply means for supplying materials a conveyor for, conveying the materials a plurality of measuring devices at each of the supply means and a selecting device for eliminating poor products are provided, and the materials are put together on the conveyor resulting in a composite food mass. The quantity of each material per unit time is measured by the measuring means and, ratios of the materials of the composite food mass are computed based on the quantity data. When the portions are cut into separate products, poor products are removed by the selecting means …