Abrégé

The present invention provides: a method for producing aged vanilla beans, with which a required time can be shortened compared with the traditional methods including heating in hot water, and with which the generation of mold can be suppressed; and aged vanilla beans produced by the method. One or more embodiments according to the present invention relate to a method for producing aged vanilla beans, the method comprising: a high-pressure treatment step in which vanilla beans are subjected to a high-pressure treatment under conditions including a temperature of 15°C or higher, a pressure of 10 MPa or higher, and a time of 5 minutes or longer; and a drying step in which the vanilla beans that have undergone the high-pressure treatment are dried after the high-pressure treatment step.

Classes IPC  ?

• A23L 19/00 - Produits à base de fruits ou de légumesLeur préparation ou leur traitement
• A23B 2/10 - Conservation des aliments ou des produits alimentaires, en général par un traitement utilisant une variation de pression, une secousse, une accélération ou un cisaillement
• A23B 7/00 - Conservation des fruits ou des légumesMûrissement chimique des fruits ou des légumes