Method for preserving fruits and vegetables
OwnerOttmar Tallafusinventor
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Abstract
In a method for preserving foodstuffs including fruits and vegetables, especially geophytes and mushrooms, which are prepared and packaged ready for consumption, the foodstuff is sealed into a container into which pure oxygen is introduced in order to improve preservation of the foodstuffs' appearance and taste during storage.
Claims7
A method for preserving fresh fruits and vegetables, especially geophytes and mushrooms, comprising:preparing said fresh fruits and vegetables so as to be ready for consumption, then refrigerating and packaging the fruits and vegetables into a flexible wall container and then introducing pure oxygen into said container in such a manner that essentially no gas other than oxygen is present therein and then sealing the container with the fruits or vegetables contained therein in an oxygen atmosphere under atmospheric pressure.
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