Heating and Preservation of Solids - Blanching

3 important questions on Heating and Preservation of Solids - Blanching

Why and how do you blanch a product?

You do it to inactivate enzymes so you can store the product in the frezen or the refrigerator for a long time.
It is a mild process.

Why do you blanch fries?

So small suger molecules can leach out so you won't get to much non-enzymatical browning from leaching.

Why do you blanch champigons?

Beceause if you sterilize them immediately the water holding capacity of the matrix reduces. Other wise they will slink to much.

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