50-Guava Products
50-Guava Products
50-Guava Products
Preparation of
GUAVA
PRODUCTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
PROCESSESING PROCEDURES
Guava Juice
Ingredients
fully ripe guavas
refined sugar
citric acid
CMC (carboxy methyl cellulose), food grade
Supplies
strainer
cheesecloth
measuring cups and spoons
liquid measuring cup
weighing scale
analytical balance
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Procedure
1. Weigh the fruits.
2. Wash fruit thoroughly. Drain. Soak in 100ppm chlorine
solution for 10 minutes. Drain.
3. Chop or crash fruits. Add enough water to cover the
fruits and simmer for 15 minutes until fruits are tender.
4. Strain thru cheesecloth or fine sieve.
5. Repeat steps #3 & #4 for second extraction.
6. Combine the two extractions and add ½ - ¾ cup sugar or
25% per liter of extracted juice. Stir well until sugar is
completely dissolved.
7. Add ¼ tsp citric acid or 0.1% per liter of juice.
8. Add 0.5% CMC to stabilize the juice (optional).
9. Heat 15-20 minutes.
10. Pour into sterilized preserving jars and seal completely.
11. Process for 5 minutes in boiling water bath.
12. Air cool promptly and store in a cool place.
Guava Jam
Ingredients
ripe guavas
sugar
kalamansi juice
Supplies
stainless steel knife
measuring cups
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Procedure
1. Weigh the fruits.
2. Ripe fruits are washed, sanitized in 100ppm chlorine
solution for 10 minutes. Drain. The fruits are peeled and
the seeds removed.
3. The fruits are chopped or mashed. To one part of the
mash, add 1 part sugar.
4. Boil mixture gently until thick. To avoid unnecessary
caramelization, kalamansi juice is added as in mango
jam.
5. While still hot, pack in well sterilized jars and seal tightly.
Guava Jelly
Procedure
1. Select equal mixture of green and ripe guavas. Weigh.
2. Wash, sanitize and drain the fruits.
3. Cut into halves or quarters. For every kilo of guavas,
add 2 liters of water.
4. Boil in enamel or stainless steel basin for 30 minutes.
5. Strain thru a cheesecloth bag.
6. Crush the pulp and boil again, using 1-2 liters of water.
7. Strain and combine the 2 extracts.
8. Measure. To every cup of the extract, add a cup of
sugar (1:1) and 1 tablespoon of calamansi juice or 0.1%
citric acid.
9. Boil once to dissolve sugar and strain.
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10. Cook over strong fire until the temperature reaches
1070-1080 until a soft ball is formed when the jelly is
dropped in a cup of water.
11. Pour in sterilized dry glass jars. Seal immediately. Cool
to room temperature.
Guava Wine
Procedure
1. Select ripe and sound fruits. Weigh, wash, then sanitize
in chlorine water for 10 minutes.
2. Cut into quarters. To 1 part fruits, add 3 parts water.
3. Boil until the fruits are soft.
4. Strain and measure the extract. To every 3 parts
extract, add 1 part sugar. Heat to dissolve sugar.
5. Weigh the mixture, then cool to room temperature.
6. To every 15 liters, add one tablespoon yeast.
7. Place in demijohns to ferment. This will take from two
weeks or longer. When the fermentation is completed,
transfer into wine barrels and age for at least one year.
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