METHOD FOR PREPARING OF GRANULAR CAVIAR Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: preparing of granular caviar, in particular, ordinary fish caviar.

SUBSTANCE: method involves preparing raw material; salting; coloring and pasteurizing raw material. Coloring process is provided for 6-20 hours, with colorant used being mixture of food colorants including sugar color, and/or brown color, black shining color, used in an amount not in the excess of 15% by weight of caviar. Upon completion of coloring process, moisture absorber, such as pectin, is added into caviar in an amount of 0.1-3 wt%. Raw material is spawn of ordinary or low-value fish, and ovulated spawn of salmon fish. Mixture includes carbon in an amount of 5-16 wt%, anthocyans of black currant extract in an amount of 10-16 wt%, black iron oxide in an amount of 11.5-17 wt%, color stabilizer, such as magnesium carbonate, in an amount of 1-3 wt%.

EFFECT: intensified coloring of caviar, improved gustatory and color properties of product similar to those of salmon fish caviar, increased consumer properties and wider range of product.

8 cl, 1 tbl, 6 ex