TW202005555A - Preparation method of black lemon and equipment thereof capable of increasing content of dietary minerals and amino acid in lemons - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a preparation method of black lemon and equipment thereof. The method includes a pre-processing step and a fermentation step. The pre-processing includes: a washing step, which places lemons in a carrying box and cleaning the lemon peel with a large amount of pure water; a soaking step, which soaks the cleaned lemons in pure water, vinegar, yeast, or sugar and salt for 2 to 5 hours at the room temperature; and, a draining step, which places the lemons on the carrying box for draining. The fermentation step includes a first-stage fermentation step, which places the lemons in an environment at temperature of 60 to 85 DEG C and humidity of 80 to 100% for 15 days; a second-stage fermentation step, which places the lemons in an environment at temperature of 50 to 70 DEG C and humidity of 40 to 70% for 15 days; and, an air-drying step for air-drying the lemons for 30 days to produce a plurality of black lemons. Thus, the preparation method of black lemons according to the present invention may increase the content of dietary minerals and amino acid in lemons.

Description

Black lemon manufacturing method and equipment

The invention is a black lemon manufacturing method and equipment, in particular to a black lemon manufacturing method and equipment that can increase the content of dietary minerals and amino acids in lemons.

Lemons are evergreen shrubs or small trees. The branches of the lemon tree have thorns, oval leaves, linear leaf wings, the tender leaves are purple-red, and the flowers are white with purple and slightly scented. The fruit of the lemon is an oval citrus fruit, with yellow or red and shiny skin, and the flesh is extremely sour. The lemon fruit is mainly used for juice extraction and can also be used for cooking seasoning. The lemon fruit contains 5% citric acid. Each liter of lemon juice contains 501.6 mg of vitamin C and 49.88 grams of citric acid.

Because lemon is rich in vitamin C to solve the deadly scurvy of Westerners' long-distance navigation, the British Navy used to supplement vitamin C. Secondly, lemon is rich in vitamins, can prevent or lighten skin pigmentation, and can have a whitening and moisturizing effect. Furthermore, the essential oil extracted from lemon can be used as a bactericidal or astringent, which can increase the body's resistance to fight infection. In addition, lemon is helpful for varicose veins, stomach ulcers, anxiety, depression and digestive problems. It can also be used for hair moisturizing, wound cleansing and some cleaning products.

Lemons are low in calories and are rich in citric acid and dietary minerals, such as potassium, calcium, iron, manganese, phosphorus, sodium, and zinc. Dietary minerals are also one of the biologically necessary chemical elements that also constitute human tissue and maintain normal The main elements of life activities such as physiological functions and biochemical metabolism. Dietary minerals can naturally exist in foods, properly absorbing a certain degree of each edible mineral to maintain the health of the body. Therefore, it is necessary to supplement daily dietary minerals with food to maintain the health of the body.

In addition, there are only 20 kinds of amino acids that can be digested, absorbed and utilized by the human body. Among them, 9 kinds of amino acids cannot be synthesized by adults or the synthesis speed cannot meet the needs of the body. The amino acids that must be supplemented from the diet are called essential amino acids. acid. The amino acid system is a biologically important organic compound composed of functional groups of an amino group (-NH ₂ ) and a carboxyl group (-COOH), and a side chain is connected to each amino acid. The basic unit of protein is amino acid, which gives protein a specific molecular structure. Protein is an important active molecule in the body, including enzymes that catalyze metabolism.

Since lemon contains dietary minerals and amino acids required by the human body, there is an urgent need for a method for manufacturing black lemon and its equipment, which can increase the content of dietary minerals and amino acids in lemons to supply the diet required by the human body Minerals and amino acids, to avoid inadequate intake of dietary minerals and amino acids to cause incomplete absorption of the human body and affect human health.

In view of the above-mentioned human needs for dietary minerals and amino acids, the object of the present invention is to provide a purpose that can increase the content of dietary minerals and amino acids in lemons to supply human needs. Therefore, supplementing the daily dietary minerals and amino acids with food to maintain the health of the body can effectively avoid the problem of insufficient intake of vitamin C, dietary minerals and amino acids, and thus avoid affecting the health of the human body.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing black lemon, which may include: a pretreatment step and a fermentation step. First, the pretreatment step may include a washing step, a soaking step and a draining step. In this cleaning step, a plurality of lemons can be placed on a carrying box, and the epidermis of these lemons can be washed with a large amount of pure water. In the soaking step, the washed lemons can be soaked in pure water, vinegar, yeast or sugar and salt, and soaked at room temperature for 2 to 5 hours. After softening the lemons with vinegar, because The heat is more easily transferred to these lemon centers, so it is easier to ferment. In the draining step, the soaked lemons can be placed on the carrying box and drained. Secondly, the fermentation step may include a first-stage fermentation step, a second-stage fermentation step and an air-drying step; the first-stage fermentation step may place the drained lemons at a temperature of 60-85°C and a humidity of 80 15 days in a ~100% environment; the second stage fermentation step can place these lemons in an environment with a temperature of 30-70°C and a humidity of 40-70% for 15 days; this air-drying step can place these lemons After sun exposure, dryer drying, hot air, freeze drying or natural air drying for 30 days to produce a plurality of black lemons.

In the aforementioned black lemon manufacturing method of the present invention, it may further include a de-stemming step. After the pre-processing step, the lemons are de-stemmed. The manner of de-stemming can be performed by hand. Remove the stems, or remove the stems of some lemons with a hand-held tool.

In the aforementioned black lemon manufacturing method of the present invention, a flattening step may be further included, and the drained lemons may be flattened by a gravity mallet to make the lemons flow out of the lemon juice.

In the aforementioned black lemon manufacturing method of the present invention, the soaking time and temperature of the lemons can be arbitrarily changed according to the needs of users. In a preferred embodiment, in the soaking step, the lemons can be soaked at room temperature 3 hours.

In the aforementioned black lemon manufacturing method of the present invention, in the second-stage fermentation step, the fermentation temperature and humidity of the lemons can be arbitrarily changed according to the needs of the user. In a preferred embodiment, in the second stage In the fermentation step, the lemons can be placed in an environment with a temperature of 40-60°C and a humidity of 50-60%.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned other object, the present invention provides a black lemon manufacturing equipment which may include a housing, a plurality of movable frames, a temperature controller, a plurality of heating tubes, a humidity controller, and a plurality of humidification tubes. First, the housing can have a receiving space. Secondly, the movable racks can be disposed in the accommodating space, and each movable rack can include a plurality of shelf racks and a plurality of load-bearing boxes disposed in the movable racks, and the load-bearing boxes can be disposed in the layers On the shelf, and a plurality of lemons can be placed in the carrying boxes. Furthermore, the temperature controller can be disposed on the housing; and the heating tubes can be disposed in the housing, can be electrically connected to the temperature controller, and activate the temperature controller to control the temperature of the accommodating space . In addition, the humidity controller can be disposed on the housing; and the humidification tubes can be disposed in the housing, can be electrically connected to the humidity controller, and activate the humidity controller to control the humidity of the accommodating space .

In the aforementioned black lemon manufacturing equipment of the present invention, it may further include a pre-processing area, which may be connected to the housing, and the pre-processing area may include a gravity mallet, a controller, and a platform, and the controller may be electrically connected to The gravity mallet, and the gravity mallet may have a flat surface. Secondly, the gravity mallet can be arranged above the platform, the controller is arranged on the casing, when the controller is activated, the gravity mallet moves up and down, the gravity mallet presses on the lemons, so that the lemons flow out The lemon juice flows through the plurality of through holes on the platform when it is set. The shapes of the through-holes can be arbitrarily changed according to the needs of users. The shapes of the through-holes can be circular, triangular, quadrangular or polygonal, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In the aforementioned black lemon manufacturing equipment of the present invention, a timer can be included, and the position of the timer can be arbitrarily changed according to the needs of the user. The timer can be set on the housing, or the timer can be carried A timer of the type, or the timer can be placed at any convenient location; the timer is used to count the time when the lemons are placed in the storage space for fermentation.

In the aforementioned black lemon manufacturing equipment of the present invention, the carrying boxes may have a plurality of upper covers, and the upper covers are disposed on the carrying boxes. The material of the upper cover can be arbitrarily changed according to the needs of the user. The material of the upper cover can be a paper plate material, but the invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the materials of the load-bearing boxes can be arbitrarily changed according to the needs of users. The material of the load-bearing boxes can be a wooden board material, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In the aforementioned black lemon manufacturing equipment of the present invention, the movable frame includes a plurality of movable wheels, which are disposed below the movable frames. The number of the movable wheels can be arbitrarily changed according to the needs of the user. The movable wheels can facilitate the operator to push the movable frame into the housing. The styles of the movable wheels can be arbitrarily changed according to the needs of users. The movable wheels can be PU wheels, skateboard wheels, high-grade TPR wheels, or rubber wheels, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Based on the above many advantages, and in order to enable the reviewing committee to further understand the present invention, a preferred embodiment is disclosed as follows. With the help of the drawings and drawing numbers, the detailed description of the components of the present invention and the effects achieved will be given below.

1‧‧‧Black lemon manufacturing equipment

10‧‧‧Housing

11‧‧‧accommodation space

20‧‧‧Mobile rack

201‧‧‧Shelf

202‧‧‧ activity round

30‧‧‧Carrying box

31‧‧‧ lemon

32‧‧‧Cover

40‧‧‧Temperature Controller

50‧‧‧Heating tube

60‧‧‧Humidity controller

70‧‧‧Humidification tube

80‧‧‧Timer

90‧‧‧Pre-processing area

91‧‧‧gravity mallet

901‧‧‧flat surface

92‧‧‧Gravity controller

93‧‧‧platform

931‧‧‧Through hole

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a black lemon manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the invention.

2 is a schematic diagram of a black lemon manufacturing equipment according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a movable frame according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram of a carrying box according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of gravity hammer operation of the black lemon manufacturing equipment of the present invention.

The following describes the implementation of the present invention through specific examples. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. In addition, the present invention can also be implemented or applied by other different specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of a black lemon manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the black lemon manufacturing method includes a pretreatment step and a fermentation step. First, the pretreatment step includes a cleaning step, a stem removal step, a soaking step, a draining step and a flattening step. In this cleaning step, a plurality of lemons are placed in a carrying box, and the epidermis of these lemons is washed with a large amount of pure water. After the cleaning step, the de-stemming step is performed, and the lemons are de-stemmed. The method of de-stemming can be to remove the stems of the lemons by hand, or to remove the lemons by a hand-held tool. Stem removal. The soaking step is to soak the washed lemons in pure water, vinegar, yeast or sugar plus salt, and soak at room temperature for 3 hours; the draining step is to place the lemons on the carrying box and drain The squashing step is to squash the lemons by a gravity mallet, and the lemons flow out of the lemon juice. Furthermore, the fermentation step includes a first stage fermentation step, a second stage fermentation step and an air drying step. The first stage fermentation step is to place the lemon in an environment with a temperature of 60 to 85°C and a humidity of 80 to 100% for 15 days; the second stage fermentation step is to place the lemon at a temperature of 40 to 60°C and a humidity of 50 to 60 15 days in the environment; finally, the air-drying step is to dry the lemons through sunshine, dryer, hot air, freeze drying or natural air drying for 30 days to produce a plurality of black lemons.

The black lemon produced by the above method has a high content of dietary minerals and amino acids, please refer to Table 1, Table 1 is the content of dietary minerals of calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium of natural lemon; table 2 is the sulfur and dietary mineral content of the black lemon manufactured by the black lemon manufacturing method of this invention. The sulfur content of these black lemons was analyzed by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer with reference to the revised general rules for heavy metal detection methods issued by the Ministry of Health and Welfare Ministry No. 1031901169. The calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium contents of these black lemons refer to AOAC 984.27 Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium and Zinc in Infant Formula (infant formula-calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese , Phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc), analyzed by inductively coupled plasma electron emission spectrometer.

Table 3 shows the content of amino acids in black lemon and its test methods.

Please refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a black lemon manufacturing equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram of a movable rack according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 3B is an embodiment of the present invention Schematic diagram of the carrying box.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, a black lemon manufacturing equipment 1 includes a housing 10, a plurality of movable racks 20, a plurality of carrying boxes 30, a temperature controller 40, a plurality of heating tubes 50, and a humidity Controller 60 and a humidification tube 70. First, a housing 10 has an accommodating space 11. Secondly, the movable racks 20 are disposed in the accommodating space 11, and each movable rack 20 includes: a plurality of shelf racks 201 disposed in the movable racks 20; and a plurality of load-bearing boxes 30 disposed in the racks On the rack 201, a plurality of lemons 31 are placed in the carrying boxes 30. In addition, the temperature controller 40 is disposed on the housing 10; the heating tubes 50 are disposed in the housing 10, electrically connected to the temperature controller 40, and the temperature controller 40 is activated to control the accommodating space 11 temperature. Furthermore, the humidity controller 60 is disposed on the housing 10; and a plurality of humidification tubes 70 are disposed in the housing 10, electrically connected to the humidity controller 60, and the humidity controller 60 is activated to control the housing Humidity of space 11. In addition, a timer 80 is provided on the housing 10, and the timer 80 is used to count the time when the lemons 31 are placed in the accommodating space 11 for fermentation; and each movable rack 20 includes a plurality of movable wheels 202 , Set under the movable frames 20. As shown in FIG. 3B, the carrying boxes 30 may have a plurality of upper covers 32, the upper covers 32 are disposed on the carrying boxes 30, wherein the material of the carrying box 30 is a wooden board material; the upper cover 32 is made of materials It is a cardboard material.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a schematic diagram of the gravity hammer operation of the black lemon manufacturing equipment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the black lemon manufacturing apparatus 1 includes a pre-processing area 90 connected to the housing 10. The pre-processing area 90 includes a gravity mallet 91, a gravity controller 92 and a platform 93. The gravity controller 92 is electrically connected to the gravity mallet 91, and the gravity mallet 91 has a flat surface 901. Wherein, the gravity mallet 91 is disposed above the platform 93, the controller 92 is disposed on the housing 10, and when the gravity controller 92 is activated, the gravity mallet 91 moves up and down, and the gravity mallet 91 exerts pressure on the lemons On 31, the lemons 31 are allowed to flow out of lemon juice and flow through a plurality of through holes 931 provided on the platform 93.

The above embodiments are only examples for the convenience of description, and the scope of rights claimed by the present invention should be subject to the scope of the patent application, and not limited to the above embodiments.

1‧‧‧Black lemon manufacturing equipment

10‧‧‧Housing

11‧‧‧accommodation space

201‧‧‧Shelf

40‧‧‧Temperature Controller

50‧‧‧heater

60‧‧‧Humidity controller

70‧‧‧Sprinkler

80‧‧‧Timer

Claims (8)

A method for manufacturing black lemon, including: a pretreatment step, including: a washing step, placing a plurality of lemons on a carrying box, and using a large amount of pure water to wash the epidermis of these lemons; a soaking step, Soak the washed lemons in the pure water, vinegar, yeast or sugar and salt, and soak at room temperature for 2 to 5 hours; in a draining step, place the soaked lemons on the carrier Draining on the box; and a crushing step, the drained lemons are crushed by a gravity mallet to make the lemons flow out of the lemon juice; and, a fermentation step includes: a first-stage fermentation step, Place the drained lemons in an environment with a temperature of 60 to 85°C and a humidity of 80 to 100% for 15 days; in a second-stage fermentation step, put the lemons at a temperature of 30 to 70°C and a humidity of 40 Leave it in ~70% environment for 15 days; in an air-drying step, the lemons are dried in sunshine, dryer, hot air, freeze drying or natural air drying for 30 days to produce a plurality of black lemons. The method for manufacturing black lemon as described in item 1 of the patent application further includes a de-stemming step. After the pre-treatment step, the lemons are de-stemmed. The method for manufacturing black lemon as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein, in the soaking step, it is soaked at room temperature for 3 hours. The method for manufacturing black lemons as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein, in the second stage fermentation step, the lemons are placed in an environment with a temperature of 40-60°C and a humidity of 50-60%. A black lemon manufacturing equipment for performing the method as described in claim 1, comprising: a housing with an accommodating space; a plurality of movable racks arranged in the accommodating space, each movable rack comprising: a plurality of A plurality of shelves arranged in the movable shelves; and a plurality of carrying boxes arranged on the shelves, and a plurality of lemons are placed in the carrying boxes; a temperature controller is arranged on the casing; a plurality of A heating tube is installed in the housing, electrically connected to the temperature controller, and the temperature controller is activated to control the temperature of the accommodating space; a humidity controller is installed on the housing; a plurality of humidifying tubes Installed in the housing, electrically connected to the humidity controller, and activating the humidity controller to control the humidity of the accommodating space; and, a pre-processing area connected to the housing, the pre-processing area including a gravity hammer A gravity controller and a platform, the gravity controller is electrically connected to the gravity mallet, and the gravity mallet has a flat surface. The black lemon manufacturing equipment as described in item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the gravity hammer is arranged above the platform, the gravity controller is arranged on the casing, and when the gravity controller is activated, the gravity hammer moves up and down, The gravity mallet presses on the lemons, causing the lemons to flow out of the lemon juice and through the plurality of through holes of the platform. The black lemon manufacturing equipment described in item 5 of the patent application scope further includes a timer, which is arranged on the casing. The black lemon manufacturing equipment as described in item 5 of the patent application scope, wherein the carrying boxes have a plurality of upper covers, the upper covers are provided on the carrying boxes, and each movable rack includes a plurality of movable wheels, which are provided on the Below these activities.

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