An enhanced technology of pear compote production through direct blanching with sugar syrup in glass jars and a device for its implementation

In this article we review and propose new technical solutions to improve the production technology of pear compote with the use of a new method of advanced preparation of fruits through blanching them with sugar syrup in glass jars and accelerated pasteurization modes. The effectiveness of the use of blanching fruits in sugar syrup directly in jars after packing and before filling with syrup, as opposed to blanching them in various technological liquids, is scientifically substantiated. To implement this method, a device for heating fruits in jars in heat transfer fluid has been developed and used. The use of blanching fruit in sugar syrup in jars and accelerated heat treatment regimes intensifies the thermal processing and, as a result, reduces the duration of pasteurization regimes and improves the product quality from the point of view of biologically active components contents. It was revealed that blanching the fruit in jars with 5% sugar syrup at a temperature of 95 °C followed by a syrup with a temperature of 98 °C provides the initial temperature of the product in a jar of 75–76 °C, while according to traditional technology the temperature of the product before sealing is within 45–48 °C. Based on the experimental studies, new modes of pasteurization of pear compote have been developed, taking into account the increased temperature of the product in the jars before sealing. Comprehensive evaluation of the results of the studies allows us to conclude that the implementation of the proposed technical solutions in the production of pear compote, as ensuring the safety of the finished product and improving its quality, is effective

High-temperature multilevel sterilization of canned goods with heat recovery and its constructive and technological support

New technical solutions improving the process of thermal sterilization of canned products through the use of multilevel high-temperature modes and heat recovery have been considered and proposed. The essence of the developed method lies in the fact that the heat released by cooling cans with the product that has undergone thermal sterilization is used to heat other cans with the product queued for sterilization. In this mode of heat treatment, except in the last stage, the heat emitted by cooled cans that have already undergone heat treatment is used to heat up the canned food. Hence, the use of the principle of heat recovery by cooling canned products in the baths where others are simultaneously heated provides a significant saving of heat energy and water. Depending on the temperature parameters at different stages of the heat treatment, the heat recovery rate can reach up to 90%. The method also provides savings on cooling water. For the practical implementation of the developed method, the design of the device for multilevel high-temperature thermal sterilization of canned food with heat recovery has been developed. On the basis of experimental studies, new, multilevel high-temperature modes of apple compote sterilization have been developed