SWEET CHERRY COMPOTE STERILISATION METHOD Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A23L3/04 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: sweet cherry compote sterilisation in jars SKO 1-82-500 involves sequential heating in a 120°C air flow at a rate of 2.75 m/s during 22 minutes and showering with 100°C water during 10 minutes. The jars filled with compote are stepwise cooled in baths with 80°C water during 4 minutes, with 60°C water during 4 minutes and with 40°C water during 5 minutes; during the whole heat treatment process the jars are turned upside down with a frequency equal to 0.133 s^-1. The compote composition contains 30-40% more natural biologically active fruit components, a rich complex of mineral, aromatic and pectin substances, organic acids and vitamins.

EFFECT: invention ensures reduction of heat treatment duration, preservation of the raw materials natural components, decrease of quantity of boiled, cracked and peeled fruits, enhancement of food value, prevention of thermal breakage of jars in the process of heat treatment combined with ensuring the required industrial lethality of the ready product.

1 ex