Method for producing puree or paste of ingredient, method for producing ice confection using puree or paste of ingredient, method for producing drink in airtight container, and system for producing these

Abstract

Provided are a method and a system for producing puree or paste that is less likely to separate or drip or for producing an ice confection, without compromising the flavors and colors of the ingredients. The producing method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: (1) cutting fruit or a vegetable to have a certain size, (2) performing heat sterilization for a certain period of time in a low oxygen state in a superheated steam atmosphere at a certain temperature, and (3) processing the fruit or the vegetable into a puree or paste form using any one of a planetary centrifugal mixer, a millstone grinder, and a rotary cutter mixer, depending on the type of the fruit or the vegetable or the finished state of the puree or paste. Adding a stabilizer such as kudzu starch to the puree or paste thus produced to make an ice confection can provide an ice confection having unique texture, almost without dripping even when being melted.

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