Patent ID: 6544572
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A23N

Abstract:
A method of severing roots and leaves of bean sprouts, comprising the steps of:disposing a cylindrical case on a severing table having a number of severing slits each of which has such a width that a root and leaf of a bean sprout are allowed to fall thereinto, the cylindrical case enclosing bean sprouts in a standing state; sprinkling water or causing air to blow from over the cylindrical case so that the downward roots and leaves of the bean sprouts in the cylindrical case fall into the severing slit, and carrying out a first severing work in which the roots and leaves of the bean sprouts are severed; and inverting the cylindrical case upside down thereafter so that the bean sprouts in the cylindrical case are inverted upside down, and carrying out a second severing work in which the downward roots and leaves of the bean sprouts are severed in a manner similar to a manner in the first severing work.