AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT PRESERVING METHOD Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: food-processing industry. SUBSTANCE: method involves preparing products for preservation; placing prepared products into can and filling it with preservative solution containing antimicrobial agent, nisin, lactic acid and intracellular lactic acid bacteria metabolites exhibiting antimicrobial activities and produced by extracting destroyed or undestroyed cells of lactic acid bacteria by means of water or aqueous-salt solutions, such as lactic acid bacteria strains exhibiting antimicrobial activity; sealing can and subjecting it to thermal treatment at temperature of 65-75 C for 8-15 min. Method allows canned agricultural product with improved organoleptical properties, increased food value and shelf life to be obtained. Such product may be used as prophylactic and therapeutic food. EFFECT: wider range of products obtained by method and improved quality of product. 10 cl, 3 tbl, 4 ex