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Preservation of the green color of blanched vegetables

US4701330A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 1986
Grant dateOct 20, 1987
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23B7/05
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is concerned with a method for preserving the green color of vegetables stored at refrigeration temperatures wherein vegetables are blanched with water or steam followed by a vacuum treatment for 30 minutes and an immersion treatment of the same while under vacuum in an alkaline solution having a pH of about 8.7 followed by vacuum release, packaging and storing the vegetables under refrigerated condition.

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