PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide processed Prunus mume increased in a citric acid content by using only Japanese plum fruits in unsalted and additive-free conditions, and to provide a method for producing the processed Japanese plum.SOLUTION: This method for producing the processed Japanese plum includes filling a container 1 only with Japanese plum fruits 3 followed by putting the container 1 filled with the Japanese plum fruits 3 into a storage room, putting the room in a 50-90°C temperature range followed by warming it for a 50-90 day period to ripen and blacken the Japanese plum fruits 3.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】無塩,無添加状態で、梅の果実だけを用いてクエン酸の含有量を高めた加工ウメ及びその製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】梅の果実3だけを容器1内に充填し、続いて、その梅の果実3を充填した容器1をムロ内に置き、その後、50℃~90℃の温度範囲内にして50日以上で90日以内の期間で温めて熟成して、該梅の果実3を黒色化させる。【選択図】図1
