VEGETABLE SEMI-PRODUCTS PREPARATION METHOD Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A23B7/148 

FIELD: food industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to food industry. The method involves the product peeling with subsequent washing in running water, loading into a bag made of multilayered polymeric materials with a barrier medium, atmospheric medium removal from the bag and filling with a food gas mixture, sealing and cooling. The product final peeling is performed with a blade. Atmospheric medium removal from the bag is performed with products belonging to the group of tuber crops and root crops till the residual pressure value is equal to no more than 1 kPa while with cabbage, bulbous, pumpkin and solanaceous vegetables - till the residual pressure value is equal to 20÷30 kPa. The bag filling with a food gas mixture containing 60÷90% of nitrogen, 10÷45% of carbon dioxide and no more than 5% of oxygen is performed till its quantity value is equal to 50÷80 ml/100 g of the product.

EFFECT: method ensures preservation of the primary consumer properties of the fresh product without additional special treatment along with the product extended storage life.

4 cl, 1 tbl, 2 ex