EN
The technological process of producing canned products brought about a decrease in the level of analysed discriminants by 1-63%, nitrites in New Zealand spinach being excepted. The greatest losses were recorded in the content of total acids and vitamin C and in the case of New Zealand spinach also of chlorophylls. During one-year storage of the two products an increase in the content of nitrites of 44-66% and a fall in the level of nitrates of 8-11% were noted. In spinach the content of chlorophylls was reduced 51% and in New Zealand spinach that of total acids and vitamin C 12-37%. After one-year storage the preserves of New Zealand spinach compared with those of spinach contained 35% less dry weight, 4-6% less nitrates and nitrites, 20-50% less starch, dietary fibre, total nitrogen, ash and total acids, 55% less chlorophylls, and 69% vitamin C. Both products showed good organoleptic quality.