The quality of blanched products depends significantly on the time-temperature combinations of blanching and also on the vegetable type. Under-blanching speeds up the activity of enzymes and is worse than no blanching. over-blanching causes losses in texture, color, phytochemicals and minerals. Typically, industrial blanching processes utilize temperatures ranging from 70 to 95 oC and times are usually within 10 min whereas for domestic purposes vegetables are generally blanched, or given an extended blanching period which ultimately leads to cooking, for 10-15min in water at temperatures ranging from 95-100oC