TANGERINE COMPOTE PRODUCTION METHOD Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A23L3/00 A23L3/04 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to preservation industry, in particular, to production of tangerine compote in jars 1-82-3000. The method involves preliminary heating of fruits in jars with 85°C hot water during 2-3 minutes, replacement of water with 95°C syrup. One performs sealing of the jars using self-exhaustible caps, their placement into a bath filled with hot water and heating during 20 minutes increasing the temperature in the bath up to 100°C. Then the jars are sterilised without counter-pressure in open-type apparatus during 55 minutes at water temperature equal to 100°C with subsequent cooling with cold water during 30 minutes.

EFFECT: invention promotes preservation of natural components of the raw material used, reduction of residual air quantity in the jar before sealing and air removal during the heat treatment process, boiled and cracked fruits quantity decrease and enhancement of nutritive value of the ready product, in particular, the invention promotes more complete preservation of biologically active components of the initial raw material and vitamin C.