Introduction to the Classification of Preserved Fruits
Publish time:
2022-12-22
The vitamin C in fruits is almost completely destroyed during the processing of candied fruits. The white sugar used in processing can reach a purity of over 99.9%. Some candied products also contain preservatives and additives, which pose potential health risks with long-term consumption. Although they taste delicious and are popular, caution is advised.
Candied fruit products I believe everyone is familiar with them, but processed products such as candied fruit and canned fruit are often used as substitutes for fruit by some people. This idea is actually wrong, especially candied fruit, because of its sweet taste, it is loved by many children. The vitamin C contained in fruits is basically completely destroyed during the production of candied fruit, and the purity of white sugar used in processing can reach more than 99.9%. Some candied fruit products also contain preservatives and additives, which pose potential health hazards if consumed for a long time. Although they taste delicious and are popular, caution is needed.
In the past, candied fruit products could not be mass-produced due to traditional processes and drying methods. Quality and safety have always been major obstacles to the industry's growth, mainly manifested in the excessive use of food additives and sweeteners and substandard drying environments. However, with the gradual improvement of industry standards and the promotion of quality and safety certifications, more and more enterprises have realized that only high-quality products and trustworthy brands are the key to success. Nowadays, candied fruit products have become safe, delicious, and safe to eat. So, what are the classifications of candied fruit products?
1. Dried plum-type candied fruit products, using fresh fruit as the main raw material, pickled, adding food additives, with or without sugar, with or without licorice, made into dried products. Products include sweet, sour, and salty ones, such as plums, apricots, tangerine peel, licorice olives, licorice kumquats, etc.
2. Fruit egg candied fruit products, using fruits and vegetables as the main raw materials, boiled in sugar, soaked or salted, dried, crushed, and then formed into various dried products, such as white grass pills, tangerine peel pills, lemon pills, ice plum pills, fruit peel pills, hawthorn pills, and Buddha's hand citron pills, etc.
3. Carved products, a unique ethnic food, and also a beautifully crafted product with a unique shape, containing rich ethnic culture. It is a treasure of folk art that perfectly combines food culture and ethnic culture. A unique and complete set of skills has been formed in terms of material selection, carving, and processing. Using unripe green-skinned pomelo as the raw material, the pomelo is cut into uniform round or fan-shaped slices, and then rich imagination is unfolded on the pomelo slices.
Nowadays, most candied fruit products on the market are carved varieties. Through creativity, vivid patterns of exotic flowers and plants, birds and animals, dragons and phoenixes, fish and shrimp, human figures, and auspicious calligraphy and paintings are carved, and then refined through processes such as rinsing with clean water, copper pot boiling, sugar curing, and drying. The composition is full, the shape is vivid, the shape is unique, the varieties are diverse, and it is very pleasing to the eye and refreshing to eat.
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