SUGAR-CONTAINING DRIED VEGETABLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND USE THEREOF

摘要

An object of the present invention is to provide a dried vegetable comprising saccharide, which shows preferable rehydrating property and good shape, color, and relish when rehydrating it and can be used as a material of instant foods and side dishes, a process for producing the dried vegetable, and uses thereof. The above object is attained by providing a dried vegetable comprising saccharide, which is obtained by permeating a saccharide (s) into a vegetable and drying with hot air, and said dried vegetable comprising saccharide shows following physical properties of (1) and (2):
(1) The dry weight of residue which is obtained by extracting said dried vegetable comprising saccharide with 60% ethanol aqueous solution accounts for 15% or higher but lower than 35% to the weight of said dried vegetable comprising saccharide; and
(2) The specific gravity of said dried vegetable comprising saccharide is increased by 0.1 or higher from that of a dried vegetable prepared without permeating the saccharide(s), and is higher than 1.0 but lower than 1.5;
and a process for producing the dried vegetable, and uses thereof.