Garlic is not only used as a seasoning, but also used as medicine, and is a well-known dual-purpose plant for food and medicine. In order to strengthen its therapeutic effect, people have developed a variety of functional garlic products using garlic as the basic raw material. With the digitalization and intelligentization of the food processing industry, the degree of refinement of garlic deep processing has been continuously improved. So, what are the common garlic products on the market today? What are the uses and processing methods? Details will be given below.
Common garlic products
At present, the common garlic products on the market mainly include garlic powder, garlic paste, dehydrated garlic slices, peeled garlic granules, fried garlic, etc.
The uses and processing methods of different garlic products
(1) Dehydrated garlic slices
- Purpose
Dehydrated garlic slices are neat in appearance, slightly yellow in color and pure in taste, and can be eaten or used as food raw and auxiliary materials. - Process flow
Material selection–pretreatment–rinsing–slicing–re-rinsing–air drying–drying–sieving and grading–packaging - Required equipment
Garlic clove breaking equipment, peeling equipment, cleaning equipment, slicing equipment, air drying equipment, drying equipment, packaging equipment, etc.
(2) Peeled garlic granules
- Purpose
It can be directly eaten or used as food raw and auxiliary materials. - Process flow
Material selection–peeling–rinsing–air drying–packaging - Required equipment
Garlic clove breaking equipment, peeling equipment, cleaning equipment, air drying equipment, packaging equipment, etc.
(3) Fried garlic
- Purpose
It can be used as a condiment or eaten directly. - Process flow
Material selection — pretreatment — rinsing — slicing — re-rinsing — air drying — drying — rehydration — air drying — frying — deoiling — cooling — packaging. - Required equipment
Garlic clove breaking equipment, peeling equipment, cleaning equipment, slicing equipment, air drying equipment, drying equipment, frying equipment, degreasing equipment, cooling equipment, packaging equipment.
(4) Garlic powder
- Uses: Garlic powder, a powder prepared by adding allicin oil as a carrier.
- Process flow
Material selection–pretreatment–rinsing–slicing–rinsing–air drying–drying–grinding–packaging - Required equipment
Garlic clove breaking equipment, peeling equipment, cleaning equipment, air drying equipment, drying equipment, packaging equipment, etc.
(5) Garlic Sauce
- Uses: Garlic paste can be used to add flavor to many foods and dishes, and can also be used as a condiment.
- Process flow
Material selection–pretreatment–rinsing–air-drying-grinding sauce-packaging - Required equipment
Garlic clove breaking equipment, peeling equipment, cleaning equipment, air drying equipment, sauce grinding equipment, packaging equipment.