Megan Alexander Fisklements;Mattison Peters;Leslie Marie Norris;Edward Hirschberg;Erica Kenny
发明人:
Leslie Marie Norris,Megan Alexander Fisklements,Edward Hirschberg,Mattison Peters,Erica Kenny
申请号:
US14292845
公开号:
US20150342228A1
申请日:
2014.05.31
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
A method for producing food includes pre-treating an edible item with one or more solutions to preserve or enhance texture, color, or flavor of the item, wherein the item is a fruit or a vegetable; either (a) blanching with far-infrared, pulsed electric field, or microwave treatment and then applying a coating matrix; or (b) applying a coating matrix and then blanching with far-infrared, pulsed electric field, or microwave treatment; bringing a final water content to less than 6% with a finishing dehydration operation; and forming a final product as a shelf-stable, low-fat crunchy vegetable-based or fruit-based ingredient or snack.