| Patent No: | IN192846 [India] | Application No: | 370/DEL/2001 |
| Title: | An improved process for preparation of paste from onion and garlic bulbs having longer shelf stability | ||
| Issue Date: | 22-05-2004 | File Date: | 27-03-2001 |
| Inventor(s): | Nirmala Devi Sitaraman; Mandyam Chakravarathy Varadaraj; Fasiha Rehana; Eddiya Rati Rao; Keshava Nireshwalia | ||
| IPC Classification: | A23L 1/22 | ||
| Abstract: | An improved process for the preparation of paste from onion and garlic bulbs having longer shelf stability which comprises; i) descaling outer dried scales of garlic and onion by known methods, ii) cleaning and washing of descaled bulbs thoroughly in potable running water, iii) slicing of descaled and cleaned bulbs as obtained in step (ii), iv) brining the above said sliced bulbs as obtained in step (iii) with 1-5% brine, v) inoculating by adding potent microbial culture Pediococus acidilactici CFR 2132 at a level of 2 xl05 to 2 x I07 CFU /g. having characteristics as herein described in the above said solution, vi) fermenting the inoculated sliced bulbs for 24 to 144 hrs at 30 to 45oC, vii) pulping of the fermented bulbs into paste using a mechanical device such as mixer, viii) filling fermented paste into sterile bottles covered with metal lids, ix) sterilizing by known methods as herein described of paste-filled bottles for 20-40 min at 75-95�°C. |
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