High temperature enzymatic vegetable processing

摘要

This invention relates to a method of producing a vegetable product, comprising the steps of: a) crushing, chopping or slicing a vegetable into pieces of 1 to 30 mm; b) before of after step a) blanching the vegetable pieces at a temperature of 60° C. to 90° C.; c) holding the blanched vegetable pieces in the presence of an endo-acting pectinase activity at a temperature from 60° C. to 90° C.; and d) optionally blending the macerated vegetable pieces.