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Plums (Prunus domestica L.) of a greengage variety, from South–East of Portugal, are used to produce a traditional candied product, “Ameixa d’Elvas”, which has a Protected Designation of Origin, recognised by the European Union. To obtain a good texture quality in candied plums, it is necessary to define accurate maturation parameters. Parameters such as the total soluble solids (TSS), titratable...
“Ameixa d’Elvas” is a candied plum (Prunus domestica L.) produced by a traditional process, using fruits of a specific ‘greengage’ variety, “Rainha Cláudia Verde”. The candying process consists of boiling the intact plums in water for 15min and then putting them in sugar syrup, which is successively concentrated until 75°Brix. Although a loss of intercellular adhesion of parenchyma cells after boiling...
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