Shell-free dried apricots and preparation method thereof

Abstract

The preparation method comprises the following steps: taking fresh apricot fruits as raw materials, selecting the raw materials, cleaning the selected raw materials, shelling the cleaned raw materials, putting almonds into the raw materials, and carrying out steam cutting, vacuum freeze-drying or air-drying to obtain the finished product of the shell-free dried apricots. On the basis of a traditional dried apricot processing technology, apricot pits in apricots are taken out, apricot shells are removed, and the apricots are processed into the'shell-free dried apricots' without apricot shells, so that the defects that the dried apricots are inconvenient to eat, and the dried apricots cannot be eaten after being eaten for the first time are overcome. The shell-free dried apricots can be directly eaten, the preserved apricots and the almonds can be eaten at the same time without eating one apricot and two apricots, and eating is convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the field of food processing, and particularly relates to a shellless dried apricot and a production method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Apricot (scientific name: Prunus armeniaca), also known as apricot fruit, is a plant of the subgenus Prunus in the genus Prunus. Its flesh and kernels are both edible. Apricot fruits are rich in nutrients, containing various organic components and vitamins and inorganic salts necessary for the human body, and are a kind of fruit with relatively high nutritional value. Both apricot fruits and almonds contain rich nutrients. Almonds are the dried fruits richest in vitamin B17, and also contain rich vitamin C and polyphenol components. These components can not only reduce the cholesterol content in the human body, are rich in vitamin E, have beauty effects, can promote skin microcirculation, make the skin ruddy and shiny, and have a deep yellow and bright color.

[0003] 1. Heart-healthy fats: Because almonds are rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, which can reduce the content of harmful low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, thereby reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

[0004] 2. Rich in antioxidants: Antioxidants are substances that can enhance the human immune system, such as vitamin E, etc. It helps to resist various chronic diseases and has the effect of delaying aging. Almonds have the highest vitamin E content among all dried fruits. The vitamin E in 20 - 25 almonds accounts for 36% of the human daily intake.

[0005] 3. High-quality plant protein: Plant protein plays a unique role in human health. It not only does not contain bad cholesterol, but also can provide more dietary fiber, vitamin E, unsaturated fats and other healthy components.

[0006] The fresh fruit period of apricots is short, and they are usually processed into dried apricots or apricot preserves. Considering that when eating dried apricots, one can eat the whole apricot in two ways, but the apricot shells in the dried apricots are not removed. When eating, one has to eat the apricot flesh first and then crack the apricot shell to spit it out before eating the almond, which is extremely inconvenient and unappetizing. And the apricot preserves lack the nutrition of almonds. Based on the traditional dried apricot processing technology, the present invention takes out the apricot kernels from the apricot fruits, removes the apricot shells, and processes them into "shellless dried apricots" with almonds, thus improving the inconvenience and unappetizing when eating dried apricots, as well as the drawback that people who eat dried apricots for the first time don't know how to eat them. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In view of the characteristics of apricot fruits, a shellless dried apricot is developed. This shellless dried apricot can be directly eaten, and one can eat both the apricot preserve and the almond without having to eat the apricot in two ways, which is convenient for eating.

[0008] The shellless dried apricot of the present invention uses fresh apricot fruits as raw materials. After material selection, cleaning, shelling, putting the almonds into the apricot fruits, and then blanching with steam, vacuum freeze-drying or sun-drying and baking, the finished shellless dried apricots are obtained.

[0009] The manufacturing method of the present invention is as follows:

[0010] Step 1: Select fresh apricots that are eight or nine ripe, free from pests, diseases, and mechanical damage;

[0011] Step 2: Wash the apricots 2 - 3 times with clean water and drain;

[0012] Step 3: Cut the apricots in half, remove the apricot pits, remove the apricot shells, and take out the almonds;

[0013] Step 4: Wrap the almonds with the two separated halves of the apricot flesh and place them in a tray;

[0014] Step 5: Place the tray in a steam pot and blanch the apricots wrapped with almonds with steam;

[0015] Step 6: Vacuum freeze - dry or sun - dry and bake the blanched apricot flesh to obtain shell - less dried apricots with almonds in the flesh.

[0016] The advantages of the present invention are:

[0017] Thus, it improves the inconvenience and unpalatability when eating dried apricots. These shell - less dried apricots can be directly eaten, and there is no need to eat the apricot in two ways to eat the apricot preserve and almond simultaneously. It enables all the rich nutrients in the apricot fruit and almonds to be absorbed by the human body at the same time, and overcomes the drawback that people may not know how to eat dried apricots when trying them for the first time, making it convenient to eat. Detailed implementation mode

[0018] The technical solution of the present invention will be further described below according to detailed embodiments.

[0019] Step 1: Select fresh apricots that are eight or nine ripe, free from pests, diseases, and mechanical damage:

[0020] Step 2: Wash the apricots 2 - 3 times with clean water and drain;

[0021] Step 3: Cut the apricots in half, remove the apricot pits, remove the apricot shells, and take out the almonds;

[0022] Step 4: Wrap the almonds with the two separated halves of the apricot flesh and place them in a tray;

[0023] Step 5: Place the tray in a steam pot and blanch the apricots wrapped with almonds with steam;

[0024] Step 6: Vacuum freeze - dry or sun - dry and bake the blanched apricot flesh to obtain shell - less dried apricots with almonds in the flesh;

[0025] Step 7: Vacuum - pack the shell - less dried apricots with a vacuum packaging machine or nitrogen - fill and preserve the shell - less dried apricots for freshness.

Claims

1. A shelled-free dried apricot, comprising dried apricot flesh and apricot kernels, characterized in that: Cut the fresh apricots in half, remove the apricot stones, take out the apricot kernels, keep the almond kernels, wrap the almond kernels with the two separated halves of the apricot flesh, blanch them in steam, and then obtain the shelled apricots with almond kernels in the flesh by vacuum freeze-drying or sun-drying.

2. The shelled apricots and the manufacturing method thereof according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first step: select fresh apricots at eight or nine ripeness without diseases, pests and mechanical injuries; The second step: wash the apricots with clean water for 2-3 times and drain; The third step: cut the apricots in half, take out the apricot stones, remove the apricot shells, and take out the almond kernels; The fourth step: wrap the almond kernels with the two separated halves of the apricot flesh and put them on a tray; The fifth step: place the tray in a steam pot and blanch the apricots wrapped with almond kernels in steam; The sixth step: obtain the shelled apricots with almond kernels in the flesh by vacuum freeze-drying or sun-drying the blanched apricot flesh; The seventh step: vacuum package the shelled apricots or package them with nitrogen for freshness preservation.