PICKLED CUCUMBER IN JAR Origin: Vietnam Preservation Process: Vegetable Oil Ingredients: Cucumber, water, spice, salt Glass bottle: 380ml, 540ml, 720ml, 900ml Cover: Blue, Red or cap in Logo Size of cucumber: 1-4cm; 2-5cm; 3-6cm; 6-9cm Acid: 0.35 - 0.55 % (acetic acid) Salt: 2.4 - 2.6 % (NaCl) Brix: 5.0 - 6.0 % Spices: celery, carrots, sugar, pepper, garlic | or Customer's formula Shelf life: 3 years Certification: ISO, HACCP Packing: In jar of 720ml/1500ml, or in drum of 220 liters.
A pickled cucumber (commonly known as a pickle in the United States and Canada and a gherkin in Britain, Ireland, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) is a cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment for a period of time, by either immersing the cucumbers in an acidic solution or through souring by lacto-fermentation. Pickled cucumbers are often part of mixed pickles.
Cucumber
Cucumber is mainly grown in the North of Vietnam. Since it just grows well in cool weather, so there are only 2 main crops per year, the first crop (Spring â?? Summer) is from March to May and the second (Autumn â?? Winter) is from November to January of the following year. The output per season is about 8,000 - 10,000 metric tons of fresh materials.
Processing
Cucumber is often harvested after 40-45 days since planting and the leading time for harvest lasts around two months. In the harvest time, cucumber still grows very quickly, so it should be picked everyday or so its size can be changed from 4-7 cm to 7-10 cm.
Recipe
Our pickled cucumbers are manufactured under a traditional recipe by using salt, sugar, spices, and acetic acid. It is done through a brine fermentation process. Fresh cucumbers are picked, washed and salted thoroughly, and then added to a brine solution for a number of weeks. Vinegar, sugar and spices can be added to the process depending on customer's requirements.
1. Anti-tumor: cucumber contains cucurbitacin C has the role of improving the immune function, can achieve the purpose of anti-tumor. In addition, the substance can also treat chronic hepatitis
2. Anti-aging: old cucumber is rich in vitamin E, can play a longevity, anti-aging effect; cucumber in the cucumber enzyme, has a strong biological activity, can effectively promote the body's metabolism. Smear the skin with a cucumber Daozhi, with moisturizing effect, stretch the effect of wrinkles
3. Alcoholism: Cucumber contains alanine, arginine and glutamine on liver patients, especially in patients with alcohol cirrhosis have some adjuvant therapy, can prevent alcoholism
4. Hypoglycemic: cucumber contains glucoside, fructose and so do not participate in the usual sugar metabolism, so the diabetic cucumber instead of starchy food to eat, blood sugar will not increase, or even lower
5. weight loss strong body: cucumber contains propionic acid, can inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat. In addition, the cucumber in the promotion of human intestinal corrupt substances in the exclusion of drugs, as well as lower cholesterol have a certain role, can keep fit.
