| US 7,601,372 B2 | ||
| Continuous pickle desalting process and apparatus | ||
| Rod Bacon, Suamico, Wis. (US); Ted Koelling, Green Bay, Wis. (US); and Adam Spratlin, Oconto Falls, Wis. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Bay Valley Foods, LLC, Green Bay, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/399,057. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0237858 A1, Oct. 11, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A23B 7/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 426—49 [426/231; 426/615; 426/506; 426/507; 99/516; 99/534; 99/404; 99/443 C; 99/485; 99/535; 435/283.1] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A continuous pickle desalting process which comprises:
conveying fermented pickles having salt content of greater than 6% by weight along a path;
spraying water onto the pickles as they are conveyed along the path with the water provided in an amount sufficient to saturate
the pickles and displace a portion of the salt therein;
collecting water that drains from the saturated pickles; and
measuring salt content of the collected water to determine when the desalting is complete.
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