The selection of apple processed products and their raw materials

In recent years, China's apple processing industry has developed rapidly. Apple processed products have become the main species of fruit exports in China. However, for a long time, the apples used for processing in our country are of poor quality, mostly residual, inferior, and fruit drop, which directly affect the quality of apple processed products. With the improvement of the people's living standards and the development of foreign trade, the demand for the quantity and quality of apple processed products at home and abroad will surely continue to increase. Apple producers are required to adapt to market changes and produce marketable apple products. The following is a brief description of the major apple processed products and their requirements for raw materials for reference by apple producers.

First, Apple squatting. Fruit tart is a type of sugared product (also including candied fruit, preserved fruit, plum, etc.), and apple tart is a representative product of "bei honey" (also known as Beijing preserved fruit). The fruit is baked or dried after being sweetened or boiled, and the product is light yellow to golden yellow with a transparent feel; it is bowl-shaped or lumpy, elastic, does not return to sand, and does not flow; it is sweet and sour, has the flavor of the original fruit. Total sugar content 65-70%, moisture content 18-20%. The raw materials used were fruits with round, small fruit, loose flesh and ripe fruit. Usually fresh fruit is used, and the meat quality is required to be tight, and the maturity should not be too high. Suitable varieties include broth, red jade, Guoguang and Fuji.

Second, apple sauce. The jam is made by pulping the pulp into a medium-sweetened, gelatinous, sauce-like product with small pieces of pulp (including purees, jellies, etc.), the quality of the applesauce, red or amber Viscose, no dispersion, no juice; no sugar crystals, no impurities, no odor; soluble solids not less than 65% (export) or 55% (domestic sales). The choice of raw materials for meat thick, edible parts, pectin-rich substances and organic acids, and color, flavor and taste of the species, requires the fruit to be fully mature, soft meat, easy processing.

Third, canned apples. Canned foods can be referred to as canned foods, which are processed from pretreatment, canning and canning, venting, sealing, sterilization and cooling of fresh raw materials. Canned foods can not only be preserved for a long time, they are safe to eat, but also have the characteristics of convenient carrying and transportation. The quality of canned raw materials is the main factor that determines the quality of finished products. The raw materials of the fruit used for canning production are required to be fresh and full, with appropriate maturity, certain color and fragrance, no worms and various mechanical damages. Apple does not have a specific type of pot, usually with dense flesh, neat fruit shape, a small fruit, strong flavor, white flesh, resistant to cooking, not cotton. Soft, flesh-colored, or red-yellow varieties after cooking are not suitable for canning.

Fourth, dried apples. Dried fruit refers to a processing method that removes a certain amount of water from a fruit and stores it in a state of low water content. After the fruit is dried, the original flavor can be maintained, and the supply period can be extended. Due to weight reduction and volume reduction, it is easy to transport and carry. With the popularity of leisure life, the dried apple is used as a traditional convenience food to improve the quality of the product. Packaging will also have a certain market at home and abroad. Dry fruit products without additives, products must maintain the original flavor. For dried apples, the fruit is required to mature without hair, with medium fruit shape, regular shape, no obvious browning phenomenon, yellow flesh, dense flesh hypertrophy, small fruit heart, thin skin, soluble solids content is not low In 12%, less tannin content, high sugar content, suitable for sweet and sour varieties, Guoguang, Hongyu, Jinjin, Jinshuai, Shengli, Hongxing, Hongguan and Shaguo are good varieties that are dried. .

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