Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for heat-treating an entire fruit or vegetable or fruit or vegetable pieces in the presence of calcium ions, and preferably also pectin esterase. The fruit or vegetable pieces survive such heat-treatment, such as sterilisation or pasteurisation, with only minimal damage to their texture and firmness.
Abstract:
A method of processing a vegetable that includes providing a vegetable composition having a first outer layer to which an enzyme is applied for a time that is sufficient to form an enzyme-degraded vegetable. The enzyme- degraded vegetable is capable of absorbing components, such as water, additives or enzymes that further process the vegetable.
Abstract:
A plant tissue product which is frozen to and stored at a temperature lower than or equal to its glass transition temperature and, prior to freezing, is not subjected to a process which inactivates lipoxygenase.
Abstract:
The process is economical, ecological and harmless, has a duration up to twenty days based on the cutting (II) immediately after the conventional peeling (I) whereafter the potatoes are immersed into a brine solution at 4 DEG C with a concentration from 1 to 25 % and a duration of 120 seconds, the potatoes being then dipped into a sodium metabisulfite solution at 4 DEG C, from 500 to 18.000 ppm during 120 seconds, the potatoes being then let to drip (V) during 3 minutes at 4 DEG C and subsequently stored in refrigerating conditions (VI) of the product, also at 4 DEG C.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and method for preparing frozen coconuts for reliably preserving coconut meat and coconut water inside its own coconut shells. The method comprises drying dehusked coconut, partially freezing the dried dehusked coconut in a chilling unit and freezing the partially frozen dried dehusked coconut in a freezing unit. In one embodiment of the invention, dried dehusked coconut are vacuum sealed and flash frozen to preserve nutrients in a flash freezing unit. The frozen coconuts are stored in frozen storage and have shelf life of over a year. The frozen coconuts, upon thawing, have fresh taste with coconut meat and intact coconut water inside a coconut shell.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the permanent, at least partial introduction of at least one substance, which is suitable for use in the preparation of vegetables, in particular a flavouring, preserving agent and/or colouring, into the interior of vegetables. The invention also relates to the vegetable products that are produced according to said method.
Abstract:
A method for blanching vegetable material comprising heat treating the vegetable material in a current of hot air at a temperature in the range from above 100°C to 150°C in an environment which substantially reduces evaporative loss of water from the vegetable material.
Abstract:
A process for disinfecting and preserving a food commodity includes the steps of applying antimicrobial chemicals to the surface of the food commodity followed by subjecting the food commodity to a quick-chilling process. The chilling process creates a partial vacuum within the interior regions of the food commodity to create a driving force that assists the diffusion of the antimicrobial chemicals into the food commodity. In a preferred embodiment, the food commodity is chilled from about room temperature to about 10 °C. or below in a period of time of less than about ten minutes. Once the chilling process is complete, the food commodity can be subjected to further processing steps, such as refrigeration or freezing, or other processing, such as cutting, sorting, and storage.
Abstract:
A method for preparing cut and frozen vegetables. The method consists, firstly, in washing the vegetables in order to eliminate any residues of earth or of other substances and materials which may have accumulated during the harvest. In a subsequent step it is necessary to subject the vegetables to mechanical treatment in order to isolate the edible part thereof. By mechanical treatment what is meant is all processes that are useful to isolate the edible part of the vegetable, while removing everything that is not necessary and/or superfluous for dietary purposes. Subsequently the vegetables are cut into strips of thickness comprised between 2 mm and 5 mm and of width comprised between 2 mm and 20 mm, through the use of a cutting device so as to define strips that can have a shape preferably chosen from that of spaghetti, tagliatelle, pappardelle and the like, more generally any long pasta format. At this point the method involves steam-cooking the strips and air-drying them. Once the strips have dried, they are divided into portions corresponding to a preset quantity. Finally, such weighed portions are frozen by way of a freezer to a temperature comprised between -18 °C and -30 °C.
Abstract:
A method to imparting color stability and textural stability to strawberries, which can be fresh, or optionally IQF treated. This method comprises several stages including cuticle removal, alkalinization of the fruit pulp, infusion of a soluble stabilizing agent by immersion in an alkaline media to give the necessary firmness and texture integrity, infusion of dyeing agents by immersion in an alkaline color solution, fixation of said color and stabilizing agents in an acidic solution that has been enriched with polyvalent cations, to preserve and extend the shelf life.