METHOD FOR PREPARING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLE FOR STORAGE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: treatment of newly harvested fruit or vegetable before laying for storage. SUBSTANCE: method involves subjecting fruit or vegetable to hydraulic cooling with the use of saturated aqueous solution of preparation produced by sequential extracting of Pythium irregulare 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 treated fruit or vegetable in temperature-controlled store. EFFECT: reduced corrosive wear of equipment and reliable storage of products.