| 摘要 |
<p>PURPOSE:To prepare salt-free or low-salt pickled UME (Japanese plum), having excellent palatability, free from undesirable effect to health caused by the excessive taking of salt, and preservable for a long period, by using UME fruit subjected to the processes necessary for the preparation of UME juice. CONSTITUTION:Frozen raw UME fruit is squeezed under thawing to obtain about 20% juice, and the fruit is mixed with organic acids, seasonings, natural sweeteners (e.g. licorice), and a component extracted from antibacterial spices, etc. under stirring to obtain salt-free pickled UME, or mixed with a small amount of salt in addition to the above seasonings to obtain low-salt pickled UME. The salt-free pickled UME or low-salt pickled UME is packed in vacuum, and sterilized with heat to obtain salt-free pickled UME or low-salt pickled UME. There is absolutely no possibilities of contamination of the pickled UME with putrefactive bacteria, etc. which cause the degradation of the food with time. The pickled UME has excellent palatability and does not cause the side effects of the excessive taking of salt.</p> |
