Winter melon application, what are the uses of winter melon

Winter melon can not only be used to make delicious dishes, but also has other applications. Today I will give you a detailed introduction:

Winter melon drink

Winter melon peel, pulp, pulp and seeds are used to produce beverages, thereby greatly improving the utilization rate of winter melon. Winter melon tea made by mixing fresh winter melon juice and green tea extract has a unique flavor and high nutritional value, and is a good health product for cooling off. Winter melon juice is compounded with roxburghii juice, a fruit rich in Vc and Vp, to obtain a composite fruit and vegetable juice with a special flavor of roxburghii. Colored beads formed by dripping pure natural substances such as tomato sauce, milk powder, and spinach liquid are added to winter melon juice to produce a winter melon colored bead specialty beverage with certain ornamental and chewable properties. Composite fruit and vegetable tea with rich nutritional ingredients, good color, aroma and taste made from winter melon and mountain plants has a high value of food therapy and health care. In response to the health needs of the elderly, a health beverage processed with winter melon and tremella as raw materials is developed, which has the effects of lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, preventing arteriosclerosis, inhibiting tumors, enhancing the body's immune function, delaying aging, and skin care. According to the nutritional value of winter melon, mung bean and lotus seed, a nutritious and unique lotus seed winter melon and mung bean juice turbid refreshing drink has been developed. It has the functions of cooling off, clearing away heat and detoxifying, cooling and quenching thirst, and also has the characteristics of satisfying hunger and nutrition. The Imperata root winter melon tea developed according to the traditional prescription of southern Fujian has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, diuresis and hangover, and is used to treat summer heatstroke, and can also be used as an auxiliary treatment for diseases such as excessive drinking, nephritis edema, sore throat, and measles. A therapeutic food that can clear away heat and detoxify, discharge pus and relieve cough is developed using winter melon pulp honey - winter melon honey dew. 50% of the original winter melon juice is naturally fermented to develop a new type of winter melon juice natural fermentation beverage with a special flavor, suitable for consumers' taste, and richer health functions.

Snack Food

The use of quick freezing equipment, vacuum impregnation pots and vacuum frying systems to process winter melon chips can maximize the preservation of the nutritional content, color and flavor of winter melon. The product is crispy, delicious, easy to eat and has a long shelf life. According to the development trend of low-calorie, low-sugar and health-care foods in the world, new low-sugar winter melon preserves, low-sugar winter melon jams and winter melon shredded candies have been developed. The sour and spicy winter melon soft cans with a good taste and rich aroma are made by seasoning with appropriate amounts of sugar, acid and chili. Winter melon jelly products developed using conventional jelly production processes. The HACCP quality technology management system is introduced into the production of winter melon preserves, and it is determined that material selection, hardening, fermentation, candied, sugar boiling and sanding are the key control points in the production process of winter melon preserves. Monitoring these processes can ensure product safety.

other

Winter melon peel pigment is dark green powder, and its main component is chlorophyll, which is insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol and acetone. The pigment is non-toxic and has strong resistance to reduction and alkali. Its extraction process has a maximum absorption wavelength of 418nm in the visible light region. Sodium carbonate, lactose, glucose, sucrose and metal ions serotonin, serum sodium, calcium ions, copper ions, magnesium ions, aluminum ions, and zinc ions in food additives all have a color enhancement effect on the pigment.