PICKLED CUCUMBERS STERILISATION METHOD Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A23L3/04 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention is intended for application in food industry during pickled cucumbers sterilisation. The method involves three-stage heating of pickled cucumbers in 60, 80 and 100°C water during 8, 8 and 10 minutes respectively and subsequent cooling in the same baths filled with 80 and 80°C water during 8 and 8 minutes with continuation of cooling in another bath at water temperature equal to 40°C during 5 minutes. During the heat treatment process the jars are turned upside down with a frequency equal to 0.25 s^-1.

EFFECT: sterilisation process simplification, technological cycle duration reduction, electric energy and heat energy saving and the ready product quality enhancement.

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