Title: Decorticating and decolouring of water chestnut
Application Number: 88105816 Application Date: 1988.12.19
Publication Number: 1035427 Publication Date: 1989.09.13
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: A23N7/01
Applicant(s) Name: Chen Shaoguang Address:
Inventor(s) Name:
Attorney & Agent: PENG XUANMING
Abstract:
     This invention is involved with a method for decorticating and decolouring water chestnut, which is used to processing water chestnut in tinned food making occupation. It features that one of three alkali solutions (sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide) is used to immerse water chestnuts for decortication at first and one of four acid solutions (hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid) is then used to decolouring. Thus, the water chestnuts with complete shape, smooth surface and pure white colour can be obtained.
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