PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a more efficient and simplified method of producing liquid nutritious food such as liquid food and medical dietary food.SOLUTION: A method for producing liquid nutritious food includes a mixing step 12 of mixing raw materials, a sterilizing step 13 of carrying out heating treatment, and a homogenizing step 15 of carrying out homogenizing treatment, wherein a multifunctional tank capable of operating heating/cooling/stirring at least under reduced pressure is used as a mixing tank in the mixing step 12, and the average diameter of fat spheres is 1 μm or less.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】流動食・医療食等の液状栄養食品の製造方法の効率化・簡略化を図る。【解決手段】原材料の調合処理を行う調合工程12と、加熱処理を行う殺菌工程13と、均質処理を行う均質工程15とを備えてなる液状栄養食品の製造方法であって、少なくとも減圧状態で、加温・冷却・攪拌の操作が可能な多機能タンクを調合工程12の調合タンクとして使用し、平均脂肪球径を1μm以下とすることを特徴とする液状栄養食品の製造方法によって前記課題を解決した。【選択図】図1
