{"id":5391,"date":"2022-05-23T17:03:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T13:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/?p=5391"},"modified":"2022-06-13T17:12:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T13:12:27","slug":"myth-busters-processes-of-canned-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/myth-busters-processes-of-canned-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Myth Busters: Processes of canned foods"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Today, let\u2019s look at the processes of canned foods;<\/p>\n

Step 1-<\/p>\n

Processing<\/strong>: Fruits and vegetables are washed and often peeled, cut, chopped or pitted before canning. Certain varieties of fruits and vegetables may be blanched beforehand. \u00a0For example; Dried beans are hydrated and blanched. Once the food is prepared, the cans are filled with brine; namely made of salt & water to help with the preservation and freshness of the produce.<\/p>\n

Step 2-<\/p>\n

Sealing<\/strong>: Once processed, the food is added into the brine.<\/p>\n

Step 3:<\/p>\n

Heating<\/strong>: Once the can is sealed, it is quickly heated to a precise temperature for a specified amount of time to kill harmful bacteria and prevent spoilage. And then, quickly left to cool.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the list of advantages for canned foods goes on; here are some:<\/p>\n

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  • Most canned fruits and vegetables contain the same amount of nutrients as fresh and frozen produce.<\/li>\n
  • Canned fruits and vegetables have a longer shelf life, are ready to eat and easy to use when preparing meals.\u00a0A perfect product for those with a busy lifestyle.<\/li>\n
  • Canned fruits and vegetables are safe. The canning process uses high levels of heat to preserve the food which prevents the growth of pathogens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5397,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[259,496,956],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5391"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5396,"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5391\/revisions\/5396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5391"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sunnyfoodcanners.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=5391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}