Patent ID: 11903404
Assignee: ISHIDA EUROPE LIMITED
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 13:
14. A method of dispensing compacted doses of flavouring, comprising:
a) dispensing a first dose of flavouring from a flavouring dosage unit, the flavouring dosage unit comprising a flavouring supply portion configured to gradually supply flavouring;
b) receiving the first dose of flavouring in a first settling hopper of a plurality of settling hoppers;
c) holding the first dose of flavouring in the first settling hopper so as to compact the dose of flavouring;
d) dispensing the compacted first dose of flavouring from the first settling hopper to a dispense position, wherein the first dose of flavouring is dispensed by the flavouring supply portion over a longer period of time than is taken for the first dose of flavouring to be dispensed from the first settling hopper;
e) dispensing a second dose of flavouring from the flavouring dosage unit after step a) and before step d);
f) receiving the second dose of flavouring in a second settling hopper of the plurality of settling hoppers;
g) holding the second dose of flavouring in the second settling hopper so as to compact the dose of flavouring;
h) dispensing the compacted second dose of flavouring from the second settling hopper to the dispense position wherein the second dose of flavouring is dispensed by the flavouring supply portion over a longer period of time than is taken for the second dose of flavouring to be dispensed from the second settling hopper.