Skills & competences

Description

Fruit, vegetable and related preservers process or preserve fruit, nuts and related foods in various ways including cooking, drying and salting, or juice or oil extraction.
Tasks include -
(a) extracting juices from various fruits;
(b) extracting oils from oil-bearing seeds, nuts or fruits;
(c) cooking, salting or drying fruit, vegetables and related foods;
(d) mixing and adding ingredients such as pectin, sugar, spices and vinegar to assist preservation and enhance texture, appearance and flavour;
(e) transferring preserved foods to sterile jars, bottles or other containers.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Chutney maker
- Fruit preserver
- Jam maker
- Oil expeller
- Vegetable and fruit pickler
- Vegetable preserver
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Canning machine operator - 8183