Abstract
The effect of time and amount of water by conventional blanching method on the retention minerals in spinach and broccoli was investigated. The vegetables were blanched for 1, 2, 3 and 4 minutes, with 150 $m\ell$, 300 $m\ell$, 450 $m\ell$ of water for every 100 g of raw material. Blanching of spinach showed that Na was reduced remarkably after 2 minute of blanching, the others (K, Fe, Ca, Mg, P, Cu) were gradually decreased as the blanching time increased. Blanching of broccoli showed that the content of minerals were reduced remarkably after 1 minute of blanching. The longer blanching time further reduced the content of minerals. The retention of minerals (Na, K, Fe, Ca, Mg, P, Cu) in spinach and broccoli was reduced gradually as the blanching water increased. The retention rate of minerals were 12.7％ of Na, 37.4％ of K, 37.1％ of Fe, 43.9％ of Ca, 39.0％ of Mg, 53.5％ of P, 56.2％ of Cu in spinach and 21.0％ of Na, 41.3％ of K, 57.8％ of Fe, 38.8％ of Ca, 51.5％ of Mg, 57.7％ of P, 44.4％ of Cu in broccoli for 4 min, with water 450$m\ell$ every 100g of raw material.