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

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to preservation industry. The method involves sequential heating of the compote in a 140°C air flow at a rate of 1.5-2 m/s during 25 minutes and showering with 100°C water during 12 minutes with subsequent staged cooling in baths with 80°C water during 5 minutes, with 60°C water during 5 minutes and with 40°C water during 7 minutes; during the whole process of heat treatment the jars are turned upside down with a frequency equal to 0.166 s^-1.

EFFECT: invention allows to reduce the thermal treatment process duration and enhance the ready product quality.