METHOD FOR PRODUCING OF CANNED FOOD "GREEN PEAS" Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: food-processing industry.

SUBSTANCE: method involves soaking and mixing dried pea grains at temperature of 35±5⁰C in vessels primarily filled with water to predetermined level; two hours later, adding aqueous 5-6%-salt and sugar solution, and half an hour later aqueous 10-16%-solution of salt of polyvalent metal; during subsequent seven hours, continuing soaking and mixing procedures at temperature of 45±5⁰C and further at temperature of 35±5⁰C to provide for increase in weight of pea grain by at least 103% as compared to initial weight; changing water; blanching in boiling water; rinsing with running potable water having temperature of 14±3⁰C for at least 20 min; charging cans with pea grains and media liquid used in the ratio of 55:45, said media liquid having temperature of at least 85⁰C and having been prepared from potable water including sugar and edible salt; cooling to temperature of 40⁰C with following reduction of pressure to value of atmospheric pressure; holding at temperature of 20±5⁰C for 7-10 days.

EFFECT: improved quality and organoleptical properties of canned food.

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