PROCESS FOR PREPARING PUMPKIN JELLY

摘要

PURPOSE: A process for preparing a pumpkin jelly is provided, thereby preparing a functional food containing proteins, carbohydrates, inorganic matters and bioactive matters contained in a pumpkin. CONSTITUTION: The process for preparing a pumpkin jelly comprises the steps of: washing a pumpkin with water, removing the skin therefrom, cutting it, heating cut pieces at 85 to 95 deg. C for 1 to 3 hours, filtering them, and concentrating the filtrate at 75 to 85 deg. C to prepare a pumpkin extract; washing a pumpkin with water, removing seeds therefrom, heating it at 100 deg. C for 1 to 3 hours, and concentrating it to prepare a pumpkin concentrate; and mixing 75 to 82 wt.% of the pumpkin extract, 5 to 11 wt.% of the pumpkin concentrate, 10 to 11 wt.% of sugar, 1.4 to 1.8 wt.% of sorbitol, 0.2 to 0.5 wt.% of citric acid, and 1.0 to 1.5 wt.% of a jelly stabilizing agent(PG 10), inserting the mixture into a vessel, heating the mixture at 75 to 85 deg. C for 20 to 40 minutes, and cooling it to 10 deg. C or less to prepare a pumpkin jelly.