blanching
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canning process
- In canning
…preparing the raw food material; blanching it; filling the containers, usually under a vacuum; closing and sealing the containers; sterilizing the canned products; and labeling and warehousing the finished goods. Cleaning usually involves passing the raw food through tanks of water or under high-pressure water sprays, after which vegetable or…
Read More - In food preservation: Blanching
Blanching is a thermal process used mostly for vegetable tissues prior to freezing, drying, or canning. Before canning, blanching serves several purposes, including cleaning of the product, reducing the microbial load, removing any entrapped gases, and wilting the tissues of leafy vegetables so that…
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corn
- In vegetable processing: Freezing
Blanched and cooled corn is quickly frozen by the fluidized-bed freezing process before packing. Blanched whole-kernel corn is produced either by blanching the corn on the cob before cutting; by partially blanching on the cob to set the milk, then cutting and blanching again; or…
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fruit preservation
- In fruit processing: Freezing
Traditionally, this is done through blanching or by the addition of a chemical. Blanching consists of heating the fruit for a short time in water or steam prior to cooling and subsequent freezing. The blanch step is intended to inactivate enzyme systems responsible for off-flavours, browning, and softening.
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vegetables
- In vegetable processing: Processing of vegetables
Generally, the techniques include blanching, dehydrating, canning, freezing, fermenting and pickling, and irradiating.
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