NATURAL SWEET PEPPER STERILISATION METHOD Russian patent published in 2015 - IPC A23L3/00 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to preservation industry, in particular, to methods for sterilisation of natural sweet pepper in jars SKO 1-82-1000. The method involves putting jars with pepper into the carrier ensuring air-tightness. Then one performs heating in a 130°C air flow at a rate of 1.75-2 m/s during 20 minutes, maintenance in 100°C water during 5 minutes in a position turned upside down during 5 minutes and cooling in a 20-25°C air flow at a rate of 7-8 m/s during 20 min. During processes of thermal treatment in a heated air flow and cooling, the jar is subjected to interrupted 2-3-minutes' turning upside down with a frequency equal to 0.166 s^-1 with a 2-3 minutes' interval.

EFFECT: invention ensures the ready product quality enhancement as well as thermal energy saving.

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