STERILIZATION DEVICE FOR CUT VEGETABLE, STERILIZATION SYSTEM, STERILIZATION METHOD, AND STERILIZED CUT VEGETABLE

摘要

[Problem] Provided is a sterilization device for a cut vegetable, said device making it possible to suppress damage to the cut vegetable in a sterilization step and runoff of a water-soluble nutritional component from the vegetable. [Solution] This sterilization device, which sterilizes a cut vegetable while transporting same using a transport means, is configured such that the sterilization device has one or more spray means that are disposed on the transport means and spray a sterilization liquid from around the cut vegetable that is being transported, and the sterilization liquid that is sprayed by the one or more spray means has an average particle size of 1 mm or less and flows upstream along an inclined surface of the transport means that is provided such that the upstream side is lower.