What is preserved fruit?

Preserved fruit is a kind of food made from fresh fruits through peeling, coring, boiling in sugar water, soaking, drying, sorting and packaging. It is bright and transparent, with a dry surface and slightly sticky, and its water content is below 2%. There are many kinds of preserved fruits, such as preserved apple, preserved sour horn, preserved apricot, preserved pear, preserved peach, preserved Taiping and so on. In addition, it also contains fruit acid, minerals and vitamin C, which is a food with high nutritional value.

in terms of efficacy, preserved fruit has the effects of stimulating appetite, strengthening body constitution, nourishing yin and tonifying deficiency. Suitable for all ages, about 2 grams each time.

In addition, some preserved fruits contain high salt content, and some contain a lot of sweeteners, preservatives and pigment additives, so you should pay attention to the choice when eating.

III. Classification of preserved fruits

Preserved fruits can be divided into low-sugar preserved fruits and high-sugar preserved fruits according to their sugar content. The sugar content of low-sugar preserved fruit is 4%~55%, and the sugar content of high-sugar preserved fruit is generally above 6%. At present, most of the products sold in the market are low-sugar preserved fruits.

(1) classification according to product shape and flavor

1. Preserved fruit, also known as dry candied fruit, is a dry sugar product that basically keeps the shape of fruits and vegetables. Such as preserved apples, preserved apricots, preserved peaches, preserved pears, candied dates, and sugar-made ginger and lotus root slices.

2. Candied fruit, also known as syrup fruit, is a product that is preserved in concentrated sugar solution after the fruit is boiled. Such as cherry preserves and begonia preserves.

3. Sugar-coated preserved fruits and vegetables are made of sugar and dried, and the surface of the product is coated with a layer of sugar coating, which is opaque. Such as wax gourd strips, sugar orange cakes, pomelo peel candy, etc.

4. preserved fruit refers to licorice products with salt embryo as the main raw material. The raw materials are salted, desalinated and dried in the sun, honey is added, and then dried. The sugar content of the product is less than 35%, which is a low-sugar product. The appearance keeps the original fruit shape, the surface is dry and shriveled, and some varieties have a layer of salt frost on the surface, which is sweet, sour and slightly salty and has the original fruit flavor. Such as Pei-Mui Chan, plum and olive products.

(II) Classification by traditional processing methods

1. The main representative products of Beijing-style candied fruit are Beijing preserved fruit, also known as Beimi and Beifu. It is said that Zhu Di, the founder of Ming Dynasty, was listed as a court tribute when he moved to Beijing in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty. Such as various preserved fruits, hawthorn cakes, and cortex moutan.

2. Suzhou is the main producing area of Suzhou-style candied fruit. It has always been exquisite in material selection, fine in production, unique in shape, bright in color and elegant in flavor, and is a famous specialty in Jiangnan, China. There are two kinds of representative products:

(1) There is a little sugar liquid on the surface of candied fruit, and the fresh meat is crisp, sweet and refreshing, and the original fruit is rich in flavor. Such as candied plums, carved plums, candied bergamot, candied figs, honeyed kumquat, etc.

(2) The surface of the returned sand candied products is dry, slightly frosted, fresh in color, unique in shape, crisp and sweet in taste. Such as tianxiang jujube, white sugar bayberry, Su-style plum, Suzhou orange cake and so on.

3. Cantonese preserves are represented by preserved fruits and sugar-coated preserves. Main producing areas are Guangzhou, Chaozhou and Shantou. It has a history of more than 1 years and has been exported to Southeast Asia, Europe and America.

(1) Glycyrrhiza uralensis products are sweet, sour and salty, and have a long aftertaste. Such as buttered plum, Pei-Mui Chan, licorice bayberry, vanilla mango, etc.

(2) The surface of sugar-coated candied fruit is dry, with frosting and strong original fruit flavor. Such as sugar lotus seeds, sugar ginger, wax gourd strips, honey pineapple and so on.

4. Fujian-style candied fruit is mainly produced in Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and Fuzhou, Fujian, with olive products as the main products. It has a history of more than 1 years, and its products are exported to Southeast Asia, Europe and America. It is a unique preserved fruit product in China. The product is characterized by fine and dense meat, outstanding flavor, refreshing and aftertaste. Such as Dafu fruit, clove olive, additive, peach slice, salted kumquat and so on.

5. Sichuan-style candied fruit is mainly produced in Neijiang, Sichuan, which started in the Ming Dynasty and is famous for its orange candied fruit, Sichuan melon candy, honey pepper, honey bitter gourd and so on.