WO2015164888A2

WO2015164888A2 - Premix packaging

Info

Publication number: WO2015164888A2
Application number: PCT/ZA2015/000013
Authority: WO
Inventors: Gerhardus Francois SCHEEPERS
Original assignee: Scheepers Gerhardus Francois
Priority date: 2014-01-27
Filing date: 2015-03-16
Publication date: 2015-10-29
Also published as: WO2015164888A3

Abstract

The invention provides a unitary system for the packaging of bakery premix and yeast as a single use packaging unit, which packaging unit, in use, contains a pre-measured quantity of both premix and yeast calculated to be used in a single dough mixing event without the need to weigh-off any portion thereof, said premix and yeast being isolated from each other with the single use packaging unit.

Description

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P E IX PACKAGING

Field of the invention

The invention relates to the baking industry, in particular the invention relates to baking of bread, rolls, and other baked products in retail bakeries where premixes are commonly used to simplify the baking process.

Background to the invention

The inventor is aware that in the baking of bread, rolls, and other baked products in retail bakenes, or so called in-store bakeries, where premixes are commonly used to simplify the baking process, certain ingredients to be used in baking are premixed and sold in bags to make it simpler for the smaller scale baker, who is possibly not a highly skilled baker to bake a consistent quality product over long periods of time.

Thus, in the above scenario, a bakery will receive bags of flour from one supplier, bags of premix, typically including calcium propionate, soy flour, enzymes, brow* sugar, salt and other such ingredients, from another supplier, and yeast in bags or in a liquid form from another supplier, although a single supplier may be supplying two or more of these bakery supplies to the bakery, although always as separate used in the bakery.

This need to weigh various Ingredients and to store and preserve open bags of premix and yeast adds a level of complexity and risk to the bakery which puts the consistency of the product and the profitability of the bakery in question. In particular, yeast is very sensitive to how it is stored and handled and mishandling of the yeast in the bakery can affect product quality.

The inventor, having seen the above problems first hand and having long sought a solution to these problems, has after conducting research into solutions thereto invented the solution which is pro osed here below. The invention is believed to solve or at least alleviate some or all of the problems discussed above.

Summary of the invention

According to a first aspect of the invention, there is a provided a unitary packaging system for the packaging of bakery premix and yeast as a single use packaging unit, which packaging unit, in use, contains a pre-measured quantity of both premix and yeast calculated to be used in a single dough mixing event without the need to weigh-off any portion thereof, said premix and yeast being isolated from each other within the single use packaging unit. The single use packaging unit may be made from a laminated plastics material, paperboard, glass, metal, or other packaging material.

The plastics material or other packaging materials may Include a coating or component which inhibits the ingress of oxygen and/or UV light into the single use packaging unit thereby preserving the contents thereof

The single use packaging unit may be made from 3 metalised plastics material.

The single us packaging unit may be made from aluminium foil.

However, th single use packaging unit can be made from any water, air, and UV impervious material or substantially impervious material depending on the desired shelf life.

The single use packaging unit may be made in the form of a pouch.

The single use packaging unit may be in the form of a pouch having two or more compartments separated from each other by means of one or more seal extending between a pair of adjacent compartments. The single use packaging unit may however be in the form of a tube having two or more compartments separated from each other by mean* of one or more impervious wall extending between a pair of adjacent compartments.

The tube may be a rigid tube.

The single use packaging unit may however be in the form of a box having two or more compartments separated from each other by means of one or more impervious wall extending between a pair of adjacent compartments.

The single use packaging unit may include premix in one compartment and the yeast isolated therefrom in a second compartment Optionally, other ingredients such as dried fruit may be provided in further compartments similarly isolated from any adjacent compartments.

The unitary packaging system may Include a pre-measured quantity of instant dry yeast and premix in a single use packaging unit but isolated from each other by means of a separation layer of a substance inert or substantially inert to both the premix and the instant dry yeast whereby neither the Instant dry yeast nor the premix nor the dough to be produced therefrom is negatively affected by the separation layer. Thus, in this embodiment, the single use packaging unit is a single pouch with of Interposing the separation layer there between.

The separation layer may be arty barrier substance or material such as calcium carbonate.

The unitary packaging system may provide for extended shelf life fo the premlx and yeasi Typically the shelf life can be extended to in excess of 12 roorit js at room temperature. It is expected that the sheif life could extend beyond 24 months at room temperature.

The Industry has not yet combined these ingredients together into a single convenient bag or packaging due to the fact that Yeast cannot be added to premix because it is a living organism w ich reacts with certain ingredients that are found in the premix. The present invention offers these ingredients in one compartmentalised package whether a single o multiple pouch or container as described above.

The single use packaging unit may, in use, be vacuum sealed or flushed with an inert gas, such as nitrogen, and the sealed.

According to a further aspect of the invention there is provided a method for preparing a unitary package of premlx and yeast for use in baking, said unitary of air and UV into the package until the package ie opened, said method including.

- filling a pre-determined single use quantity of a baking premix selected to complement the quantity of flour to be used for a particular baKing purpose into a si gle use packaging unit;

- filling a predetermined single use quantity of an instant yeast into the single use packaging unit, which quantity is selected to complement the quantity of flour to be used for a particular baking purpose; and

- sealing the unitary package against the ingress of water and air.

The method may include forming two o more compartments in the unitary package, at least one for the baking premix and one for the instant yeast

The method may include forming a compartment for additional baking ingredients such as dried fruit.

The method may include forming the unitary package in the form of a pouch from a metalised plastics material.

The method may include forming the unitary package in the form of a pouch from an aluminium foil material. The method may include forming sub-pouches to form compartments In the pouch by means of a longitudinally extending the seal Isolating the contents of the compartments from each other.

The method may include forming a single compartment pouch, and interposing an inert barrier material between the premix and the instant yeast during the inin proceed thereby to isolate the premix from the yeast.

The barrier material is selected to be inert to the premix and the yeast in the baking environment and may be calcium carbonate or any other such inert material.

The method may thus include filling the banter material after the first of the premix or the yeast has been filled into the pouch and before the second of the premix and the yeast is fitted into the pouch.

Typically the barrier material will be filled to a thickness of 2 to 20 mm depth thereby to form a barrier of sufficient thickness between the premix and the instant yeast that they do not affect each other negatively in the preparation of dough for baking. The method may include drawing a vacuum in the unitary package prior to sealing thereof thereby to form a vacuum packed unitary package of premix and yeast for single use together with flour and. optional other ingredients, in the preparation of a dough to be used for the baking of bread, roll*, or other baked products without the need to weigh-off either the premi or the instant yeast

The met od may include Hushing the unitary package with an inert gas such as Nitrogen prior to sealing thereof thereby to form an extended shelf life unitary package of premix and yeasl for single use together with flour and, optional other ingredients. In the preparation of a dough to be used for the baking of bread, rolls, or other baked products without the need to weigh-off eithe the prembc of the instant yeesi

The unitary package formed by the method may thus either be a single or double compartment metaiised plastics pouch which is either vacuum sealed or nitrogen flushed and sealed and in which the premix and instant yeast are isolated from each other until the pouch is opened for use,

Ddscrip on of Embodiment* of the Invention

The invention will now be described, by way of non-limiting example only, with reference to the accompanying Figure* which are photographs of two prototypes of the invention.

In the Figures,

Fig 1 shows a photograph of a single use package unit for premix and instant yeast having two compartments, generally in accordance wiih the invention: and

Fig 2 shows a photograph of a single use package unit for premix and instant yeast having a single compartment with the premix and yeast separated by a barrier material, generally in accordance with the invention.

Use of Premix in the Baking Industry

Presently yeast and pre-mlxes are made and sold by suppliers in separate packaging. The bakery may even have to purchase these two ingredients from different suppliers. The current products sold into the market are not combined as one single long shelf life; pre weighed and vacuum packed solution for convenience. Thus, presently the bakery has to weigh out his premix and his yeast requirement according to the amount of flour he uses, in the present invention, the premix and instant yeast is already pre- packed according io the amount of flour the bakery usee as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Currently instant dry yeast packaging of 500g packs is problematic because the baker must open and scale me yeast according io required flour weight. Once opened and not ueed the yeast deteriorates steadily because of it being a riving organism I.e. saccharornyces cerevisiae

The invention as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 consists of pre scaling these ingredients and combining them info one single use melafised vacuum seaied pouch which ensures convenience and freshness for 12 months.

in Figure 1. the sirigle use packaging unit is presented in a vacuum seaied metalised pouch which <s compartmentalised into two compartments separated by a longitudinally extending seal One compartment is used for the instant dry yeast wherein the yeast is quality controlled and the volume of yeast filled into the compartment is adjusted according to yeast's activity per manufactured batch. The other compartment is for a pre weighed quantity of prernix, which is a blend o combination of different ingredients at different usage levels of any ingredients currently known as premfc. The volum of yeast and the pre-weighed quantity of premix is selected to complement the amount of flour in the recipe so that there is no need to weigh these ingredients when mixing with flour to make the dough from which bread, roils and sweet dough products, or any other baking goods, are baked. Various unitary package sizes may be produced in accordance with the needs of the industry, for example, to make a small batch with a single 26 Kg bag of (lour, or to make a big batch which requires a greater quantity of flour. Typically the recipe s will call for full bags of Hour and single use packages of the premix and instant yeast so that no weighing is required.

In Figure 2, In contradistinction to the single use package unit of Figure 1, there is only a single compartment in the pouch and the after the instant yeast has been filled into the base of the pouch, a layer of calcium carbonate is filled into the pouch to form a barrier layer between the Instant yeast and the premix which filled onto the calcium carbonate layer where after the pouch is vacuum sealed similarly to the dual compartment pouch of Figure 1.

The inventor believes that there are advantages to the invention as illustrated in that:

- The invention enables the baker the convenience of eliminating the need to scale the required ingredients (premix and yeast) separately before mixing.

- The Invention eliminates refrigeration regarding yeast

- The invention ensures a long s eif life because of the vacuum sealed packagin

- This Invention assists the baker in maintaining a consisten quality of his baked goods.

Other advantages of the invention as illustrated include- ♦ eliminates the need for refrigeration » increases the shelf We of yeast and premlx

* baker does not haw to stock two different ingredients baker only needs to add it to the said flour w ight and add water without pre weighi g crucial ingredients needed to bake.

• equipment such as refrigeration and scales are not needed to use the product of the invention.

• because the single use package of the invention is pre weighed labour time is reduced and wrong

batching is significantly reduced, production costs are accurate and yields should be consistent

♦ custom mixing of certain proprietary formulations using the unitary package of the invention

» a one product solution instead of the current two.

Thus, the invention as illustrated eliminates or reduces th complexity of the baking process. It also assists with reducing waste factors that are experienced in the baking Industry due the inaccuracy of dosing of the key ingredients, being premix and yeast, in the baking process. The invention is thus a convenient solution compared to current bakery products offered.

Claims

1. A unitary packaging system for the packaging of bakery premix and yeast as a single use packaging unit, which packaging unit, in use, contains a pre- measured quantity of both prembc and yeast calculated to be used in a single dough mixing event without the need to weigh-off any portion thereof, said premix and yeast being isolated from each other within the single use packaging unit.

2. A packaging system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the single use packaging unit is made from a laminated plastics material, paperboard. glass, metal, or any water, air, and UV impervious material or substantially impervious material depending on the desired shelf life.

3. A packaging system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the plastics material or other packaging material includes a coating or component which inhibits the ingress of oxygen and/or UV light into the single use packaging unit thereby preserving the contents thereof

4. A packaging system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the single use packaging unit Is made from a metaiised plastics material.

5. A packaging system as claimed in claim 3 or claim 4, wherein the single use packaging unit is made from aluminium foil. 6. A packaging system as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the single use packaging unit is made in the form of a pouch.

7. A packaging system as claimed fn claim 6, wherein the single use packaging unit is in the form of a pouch having two or more compartments separated from each other by means of one or more seal extending between a pair of adjacent compartments.

6. A packaging system as claimed in any one Df claims l to 6, wherein The single use packaging unit is in the form of a tube having two or more compartments separated from each other by means of one or more impervious waii extending between a pair of adjacent compartments.

9. A packaging system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the tube is a rigid tube.

10. A packaging system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5. wherein the single use packaging unit is in the form of a box having two or more compartments separated from each other by means of one or more impervious wail extending between a pair of adjacent compartments. 11. A packaging system as claimed In any one of claims 7 to 10. wherein the single use packaging unit includes premix in one compartment and the yeast isolated therefrom in a second compartment.

1 . A packaging system as claimed in any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein other ingredients such as dried fruit are provided in further compartments similarly isolated from any adjacent compartments. 3. A unitary packaging system including a pre-measured quantity of instant dry yeast and premix in a single use packaging unit but isolated from each other by means of a separation layer of a substance inert or substantially inert to both the premix and the Instant dry yeast whereby neither the instant dry yeast nor the premix nor the dough to be produced therefrom is negatively affected by the separation layer.

14. A unitary packaging system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the single use packaging unit is a single pouch with a single compartment and separation of the yeast and premix is achieved by means of interposing the separation layer there between.

15. A unitary packaging system as claimed in claim 13 or claim 14. wherein the separation layer is any barrier substance or material such as calcium carbonate. 16. A packaging system as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12, or a unitary packaging system as claimed in any one of claims 13 to 16, wherein the single use packaging unit is. in use, vacuum sealed or flushed with en inert gas, such as nitrogen, and then sealed.

17. A method for preparing a unitary package of premix and yeast for use in baking, said unitary package being made of packaging material which, when in use, inhibits the ingress of air and UV into the package until the package is opened, said method including:

·· filling a pre-determined single use quantity of a baking premix selected to complement the quantity of flour to be used for a particular baking purpose into a single use packaging unit;

- filling a pre-determined single use quantity of an instant yeast into the single use packaging unit, which quantity is selected to complement the quantity of flour to be used for a particular baking purpose; and

- sealing the unitary package against the ingress of water and air.

13, A method as claimed in claim 17, which includes forming two or more compartments in the unitary package, at least one for the baking premix and one for the instant yeast

19. A method as claimed in daim 18, which includes forming a comr^rtme t for additional baking ingredients such as dried fruit. 20. A method as claimed in any one of claims 17 to 19, which includes forming the unitary package in the form of a pouch from a metalised plastics material

21. A method as claimed in claim 20, which includes forming the unitary package in me form of a pouch from an aluminium foil materiel.

22. A method as claimed in any one of claims 18 to 21, which includes forming eub-pouchee to form compartments in the pouch by means of a longitudinally extending seal isolating the contents of the compartments from each other.

23. A method as claimed in claim 17, which includes forming a single compartment pouch, and interposing an inert barrier material between the premix and the instant yeast during the filling process thereby to isolate the premix from tne yeast.

24. A method as claimed in claim 23, wherei the barrier material is selected to be inert to the premix and the yeast in the baking environment and is selected from calcium carbonate or any other such inert barrier material.

25. A method as claimed in claim 23 or daim 24, which includes filling the barrier material after the first of the premix or the yeast has been filled into the pouch and before the second of the premix and the yeast Is filled into the pouch. 2^β.Α method as claimed in any one of claims 23 to 26, wherein the barrier material is filled to a thickness of 2 to 20 mm depth thereby to form a barrier of sufficient thickness between the premix and the instant yeast that they do not affect each other negatively in the preparation of dough for baking.

27. A method as claimed in any one of claims 17 to 26, which included drawing a vacuum in the unitary package prior to sealing thereof thereby to form a vacuum packed unitary package of premix and yeast for single uee together with flour and, optionally other ingredients, in the preparation of a dough to be used for the baking of bread, rolls, or other baked products without the need to weigh-off either the premix or the instant yeasl.

28. A method as claimed in any one of claims 17 to 27, which includes flushing the unitary package with an inert gas such as NKrogen prior to sealing thereof thereby to form an extended shelf life unitary package of premix and yeast for single use together with flour and, optional other ingredients, in the preparation of a dough to be used for the baking of bread, rolls, or other baked products without the need to weigh-off either the premix or the instant yeast.

29. A unitary packaging system for the packaging of bakery premix and yeast as a single use packaging unit as claimed in claim 1, substantially as herein described and illustrated. IS/164888 PCT/ZAM1S/MM13

30. A unitary packaging system including a pre-measured quantity of instant dry yeast and premix in a single use packaging unit but isolated from each other by means of a separation layer of a substance inert or substantially inert to both the premix and the instant dry yeast as claimed in claim 13, substantially as herein described and illustrated.

31. A method for preparing a unitary package of premix and yeast for use in baking, said unitary package being made of packaging material which, when in use, inhibits the ingress of air and UV into the package until the package is opened as claimed in claim 17, substantially as herein described and illustrated.

32. A new A method for preparing a unitar package of premix and yeas for use in baking, said unitary package being made of packaging material which, when in use, inhibits the ingress of air and UV into the package until the package is opened, a new unitary packaging system including a pre-measured quantity of instant dry yeast and premix in a single use packaging unit but isolated from each other by means of a separation layer of a substance inert or substantially inert to both the premix and the instant dry yeast, or a new unitary packaging system for the packaging of bakery premix and yeast as a single use packaging unit, which packaging unit, in use, contains a pre-measured quantity of both premix and yeast calculated to be used in a single dough mixing event without the need to weigh-off any portion thereof substantially as herein described.