METHOD FOR PREPARING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLE FOR STORAGE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: treatment of fruit or vegetable before laying for storage. SUBSTANCE: method involves subjecting fruit or vegetable to hydraulic cooling with saturated aqueous solution of antiseptic preparation produced by sequential extracting of Mortierella bainieri micromycet biomass with the use of non-polar extractant in above-critical state, water, alkaline, water, acid, water, alkaline, and water, with following joining of first extract with solid residue; laying processed fruit or vegetable into temperature-controlled store. EFFECT: reduced corrosive wear of equipment and reduced loss of product during storage.