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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ihab M Hekal, Stamford, CT (US);
Paul M Erlandson, Stamford, CT (US);
Assignee:
The Continental Group, Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ; A23B / ; A23L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426267 ; 426262 ; 426270 ; 426325 ; 426398 ; 426402 ; 426407 ; 426323 ;
Abstract
A process for improving the organoleptic properties of canned green vegetables wherein vegetables blanched with a highly alkaline solution are suspended in a brine having an alkalinity adjusted to between about 25 to about 75 milliequivalents of hydroxyl ion in a hermetically sealed container internally coated with an organic coating filled with an alkaline earth compound such as MgO, the vegetables being sterilized at 250.degree.-300.degree. F. to an F.sub.o value of at least 6 whereby the original color and flavor of the vegetables are retained.