Milford News | 1944-08-10 | Page 7 | Speed Changes

Speed Changes Enzymes, naturally present in fresh fruits, vegetables and meats, accelerate changes in these products. prod-ucts. They cause fruits and vegetables vege-tables to ripen normally, but later hasten decay. Cooking and canning readily destroy enzymes. Therefore, the quicker the products can be canned the more effectively the texture tex-ture and fresh flavor is retained. In products such as fresh peas and sweet corn these enzymes work very rapidly and sweetness is lost will each succeeding hour.