RAW INGREDIENTS

Broken rice: AK FOOD selects Grade 1 broken rice from standard suppliers in the market.

Protein: meats such as pork, beef, fish, shrimp,…

AK FOOD raises black chickens on the company’s farm. The farm is located in Tien Giang province. The farm reaches VietGAP standards: location, barns, food and beverage, breeding animals, process of caring and disease management.

Vegetables: Vietgap qualified suppliers provide squashes, carrots, peas,.. to AK FOOD. Product color is made totally from natural vegetables – NO ARTIFICIAL COLOR.

Seasoning ingredients such as salt, sugar, Kiddy cooking oil (sesame oil, salmon oil, soybean oil).

Micronutrients: calcium sauce from eggshells, vitamin B (B1, B6), vitamin D from standard suppliers.

Product packaging: packed in multilayer laminated aluminum retort pouch under Japanese standards to remain the best nutrition for the customers and easy to store.

THE PRELIMINARY PROCESSING

AK FOOD will prepare the raw ingredients, ensure materials are clean:
For meats: washed, drained, and minced
For fish/eel/chicken: washed, steamed, boned, and shredded
For vegetables: washed, drained, peeled, and chopped
For broken rice: rinsed, and drained.

MIXING

AK FOOD will mix all kinds of ingredients with vegetables, broken rice and spices according to each formula meal. We ensure the balance between the main food groups (Carbohydrates, Protein, Fats, Vitamin – minerals and fibre) good for health.

PACK

The mixture of ingredients after mixing will be extracted into 4-layer aluminum retort pouch via an 8-step automatic packaging production line:
Step 1: pick up the retort pouch.
Step 2: print date (date, time, production batch)
Step 3: open the retort pouch.
Step 4: extract dry ingredients.
Step 5: fill the broth.
Step 6: deaerate, seal the retort pouch for the first time.
Step 7: seal the retort pouch for the second time.
Step 8: cool the press line and produce products.

The product broth will be divided into 2 types of broth depending on the product:
– Bone broth: stewed from tube bones, chicken bones.
– Vegetable broth: stewed from white radish, corn, and sugar cane.

PRODUCT QUALITY INSPECTION.

Products are transferred to the digital scale and passed through the X-ray machine to detect and remove underweight products or products that have impurities inside.

STERILIZATION

When products meet quality standards, it will be sterilized at 121 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes. The raw ingredients are cooked inside a retort pouch to remain the best nutrition for the customers.