PREVENTION OF ADDITIONAL RIPENING AND AGING OF VEGETABLE AND FRUIT

摘要

PURPOSE:To prevent formation of ethylene, to remove ethylene, prevent additional ripening and aging of vegetables and fruits and to maintain sufficient freshness, by adding both hinokitiol and an ethylene eliminating agent to vegetables and fruits. CONSTITUTION:In order to maintain freshness of vegetables and fruits, the vegetables and fruits are made to coexist with one or more of hinokitiol, hinokitiol cyclodextrin inclusion compound and an alkali metallic salt of hinokitiol and one or more of ethylene eliminating agents of ethylene adsorbent and ethylene inactivating agent in a preferable packaging container. Or hinokitiol, etc., and the ethylene eliminating agent are attached or adsorbed on a carrier such as paper or cloth and the vegetables and fruits coexist with hinokitiol and the ethylene eliminating agent. Consequently, since evolution of ethylene is suppressed, additional ripening and aging of vegetables and fruits are prevented, this method is widely usable through preservation and circulation of vegetables and fruits.