Fruit: Home Canned Peaches (Hot Packed with Fruit Fresh Mixed)

2018/08/05: Canning Peaches is a great way to have fresh fruit all year round. In the past we always canned the Peaches in a Light-Medium Syrup (...Water to Sugar Ratio Here), but this year we tried a different route in order to more accurately take nutritional content: Hot Packing.

     

     We made a "syrup" out of the water used to boil the peaches and Fruit Fresh, this was similar to the normal method, but more difficult to track accurately. A more precise method would be to fill the jars with the water used to boil the Peaches then measure Fruit Fresh into each Pint Jar.
   
Results: Although not as sweet as peaches canned with a syrup, the peach flavor is very strong and tastes just as fresh as the day they were canned.

Main Nutrition:
7.75 Calories,  0.05g Fat, 0mg Cholesterol, 0mg Sodium, 1.89g Carbohydrates, 0.17g Protein.

Ingredients:
- 30 Peaches
- 6 tsp of Fruit Fresh
- 2 Gallons of Water

Directions:

(For precise directions, consult the Ball book on food preservation listed in the References section.)
1. Scald the Peaches then soak them in a cold water.
2. Peel the Peaches and cut into 1/8ths.
3. Boil the water and add the Fruit Fresh.
4. Add the cut Peaches and boil for 3 minutes.
5. Add Peaches and Water...

     

6...Wipe the Rim and Seal the Jars

     

7...Place the Jars in the Canner to acclimate to the Heat
8...Process the Jars for...

     

9. Remove the Jars and allow to cool before moving/storing.

     

Nutrition and Calculation:
Standard Serving Size
- Raw Medium Peach - 2-2/3" dia, 150 grams:
58 Calories,  0.38g Fat, 0mg Cholesterol, 0mg Sodium, 14.31g Carbohydrates, 1.36g Protein.

- Fruit Fresh (1/4 tsp):
5 Calories,  0g Fat, 0mg Cholesterol, 0mg Sodium, 1g Carbohydrates, 0g Protein.

6 tsp of Fruit Fresh was added to the water used to boil and Hot Pack the Peaches. We canned 12 Pint Jars and each jar contained 2-1/2 Peaches. This worked out to be 1/2 tsp of Fruit Fresh per Pint Jar and 20, 1/8th Slices of Peach.

Modified Serving Size
- Raw Peach (1/8 of Peach):
7.25 Calories,  0.05g Fat, 0mg Cholesterol, 0mg Sodium, 1.79g Carbohydrates, 0.17g Protein.

- Fruit Fresh (1/2 tsp):
10 Calories,  0g Fat, 0mg Cholesterol, 0mg Sodium, 2g Carbohydrates, 0g Protein.

Divided the Fruit Fresh per Pint Jar (1/2 tsp) by the Peach Slice Contents (20)
- Fruit Fresh (per 1/8 of Peach):
0.5 Calories,  0g Fat, 0mg Cholesterol, 0mg Sodium, 0.1g Carbohydrates, 0g Protein.

References:
- Nutrition Information Obtained from Packaging.

- Ball book on preserving....

- Nutrition information website
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/09236
--- Accessed 9/16/2018