Process for sterilizng spices
AssigneeScanflavour A/S
InventorStig Sorensen
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Abstract
A process for sterilizing spices, in particular whole spices, by heat treatment in a sealed container at a temperature above 100.degree. C. and coating with an edible material. This provides profound sterilization without loss of aroma and taste.
Claims5
A process for sterilizing whole spices which consists essentially of coating a whole spice with an edible animal protein coating material in an amount of from 0.5 to 2.0% by weight, based on the weight of coated spice, to form a coated spice, and heat treating said coated spice in a sealed rotating autoclave with the simultaneous addition of water vapor at a temperature of from 105.degree. to 110.degree. C. for about 5 minutes to about 2 hours.
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