Experiment 3 - Fruit Leather (Peach)

Introduction

In the last experiment, our group have given a task to varying the sugar and honey in the fruit leather. We just need to follow as the basic formula of the fruit leather but in the amount of ingredient and different of procedure. As the result, we can see in the table of result according to the different procedure with comment from other group from their experiment.

Basic formula – Fruit Leather (Peach)

Ingredient - A

2 ½ c Peach

25g Sugar

Method

1. Puree Peach in blender until smooth together with sugar.

2. Line jelly roll pan with aluminum foil.

3. Spread the fruit evenly in pan

4. Dry it in oven at 140°F(60°C) until complete dry and no longer sticky( at list 4 hours until 12 hours).

5. Wrap the roll tightly in aluminum foil and store at room temperature in a tightly closed.

Ingredient - B

2 ½ c Peach

25g Honey

Method

1. Puree Peach in blender until smooth together with Honey.

2. Line jelly roll pan with aluminum foil.

3. Spread the fruit evenly in pan

4. Dry it in oven at 140°F(60°C) until complete dry and no longer sticky( at list 4 hours until 12 hours).

5. Wrap the roll tightly in aluminum foil and store at room temperature in a tightly closed.

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Result of Fruit Leathers

Fruit	Treatment	Color	Flavor	Tenderness	Texture
Peach	Sugar	Bright Orange	Suitable	Soft	Sticky
	Honey	Dark Orange	Suitable	Soft	Fine
Kiwi	Sugar	Bright Brown	Less Taste	Soft	Sticky
	Honey	Dark Brown	Less Taste	Soft	Sticky
Apple	Sugar	Brown	Sour	Soft	Sticky
	Honey	Dark Brown	Sour	Soft	Sticky
Strawberry	Sugar	Dark Red	Sour	Crunchy	Non-sticky
	Honey	Red	Sweet	Soft	Non-sticky
Dragon Fruit	Sugar	Purple	No Taste	Jelly	Mushy
	Honey	Dark Purple	No Taste	Jelly	Mushy