Process for obtaining dried fruits, especially prunes

Abstract

Abstract An improved process for obtaining dried fruit, notably prunes, is described. The picked fruit is treated, either immediately after having first been subjected to blanching, or a few days after picking and following partial dehydration, or after lengthy preservation. They are subjected to two successive steps: (a) enriching of the fruit by the penetration of its cells by a sugar, sweetening product or other substance enabling the dry extract of the fruit to be increased by osmosis, and (b) dehydration which permits a more or less large amount of the water contained in the fruit cells to be extracted. The invention therefore consists in an enriching of the fruit followed by a dessication. Said process, applied notably to the Ente plum, enables a larger gauge size prune of improved flavor to be obtained.

Inventors

• 👤 J Larroche
• 👤 C Larroche

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