Open AccessRecycling of Fermented Brine in Citron Curing
Author(s) -
L. E. Cancel,
E. R. de Hernández
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico/the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2308-1759
pISSN - 0041-994X
DOI - 10.46429/jaupr.v59i3.10607
Subject(s) - brine , curing (chemistry) , waste management , environmental science , fermentation , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , food science , engineering , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry
Fermented brine in citron curing was recycled successfully by centrifugation at 12,000 r/m of the used solution to remove suspended material, and then adding salt to the desired level of concentration. Eleven consecutive fermentations using the recycled brine produced good cured citron. Brine reusal in citron curing makes three important contributions to the citron curing industry: 1) It shortens fermentation time to about two days; 2) it can save about 78 percent of the salt used; 3) it eliminates the brine waste disposal problem.