PACKAGED FOOD CONTAINER

To provide a packaged food container for steam sterilization that can effectively sterilize food stored in a container body in a short time, and a method for steam sterilizing food using the food container.SOLUTION: A packaged food container for steam sterilization for steam sterilizing the stored food, sealing it after steam sterilization, and distributing it as it is, includes a container body storing the food; the food container for steam sterilization is configured as such that, the container body has a container bottom part and a container side wall part extending upward from a peripheral edge of the container bottom; on the container bottom part are formed multiple protruding parts which support the food stored in the container body; and between the multiple protruding parts are formed multiple steam flow paths through which steam can flow in the horizontal direction along the container bottom part; and in a state where the food is stored in the container body, each steam flow path is structured to communicate an upper space of the container body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】容器本体に収容した食品をより短時間で効果的に蒸気細菌しうる蒸気殺菌用の食品用容器、及び該食品用容器を用いた食品の蒸気殺菌方法を提供することを課題とする。【解決手段】収容された食品を蒸気殺菌し且つ蒸気殺菌後に密封してそのまま流通させるための蒸気殺菌用の食品用容器であって、食品を収容する容器本体を備え、該容器本体は、容器底部と、該容器底部の周縁から上方に向けて延びる容器側壁部とを有し、前記容器底部には、容器本体内に収容される食品を支持する複数の突起部が形成され、前記複数の突起部の間には蒸気が容器底部に沿って水平方向に流通可能となる蒸気流通路が複数形成されており、前記容器本体内に食品が収容された状態において、各蒸気流通路は前記容器本体の上部空間と連通しうるように構成されている蒸気殺菌用の食品用容器による。【選択図】図１