The present disclosure discloses a citrus fruit coloring retardant, and the citrus fruit coloring retardant is a prepared indole-3-acetic acid solution with a concentration of 1,000 μM. The citrus fruit coloring retardant is prepared by weighing 3.504 g of indole-3-acetic acid powder, dissolving the powder in 10-15 mL of absolute ethanol, adding an obtained indole-3-acetic acid absolute ethanol solution to 20 L of sterilized distilled water, and mixing evenly to obtain the retardant. In addition, the present disclosure also provides a use method of the citrus fruit coloring retardant. The method for delaying color change of citrus fruits is reliable and stable and suitable for researches on mechanism of citrus fruits ripening in laboratory in laboratory and delay of fruit ripening in production. The citrus fruit coloring retardant is a natural plant hormone, also is low cost, environmentally friendly and non-toxic.

The present disclosure discloses a citrus fruit coloring retardant, and the citrus fruit coloring retardant is a prepared indole-3-acetic acid solution with a concentration of 1,000 μM. The citrus fruit coloring retardant is prepared by weighing 3.504 g of indole-3-acetic acid powder, dissolving the powder in 10-15 mL of absolute ethanol, adding an obtained indole-3-acetic acid absolute ethanol solution to 20 L of sterilized distilled water, and mixing evenly to obtain the retardant. In addition, the present disclosure also provides a use method of the citrus fruit coloring retardant. The method for delaying color change of citrus fruits is reliable and stable and suitable for researches on mechanism of citrus fruits ripening in laboratory in laboratory and delay of fruit ripening in production. The citrus fruit coloring retardant is a natural plant hormone, also is low cost, environmentally friendly and non-toxic.

The present invention discloses a method to prepare a fruit ferment containing propionic acid and/or a salt thereof comprising i) obtaining a liquid fruit preparation, ii) optionally supplementing the liquid fruit preparation with water and/or with additional components to support fermentation, iii) fermenting the optionally supplemented liquid fruit preparation with a propionic acid-producing bacterial strain, iv) optionally further processing the fermentation product, to obtain the fruit ferment. Next to a propionic acid-producing bacterial strain, a lactic acid-producing bacterial strain may be used in the fermentation. The invention also relates to a fruit ferment obtainable by said method.

The present invention discloses a method to prepare a fruit ferment containing propionic acid and/or a salt thereof comprising i) obtaining a liquid fruit preparation, ii) optionally supplementing the liquid fruit preparation with water and/or with additional components to support fermentation, iii) fermenting the optionally supplemented liquid fruit preparation with a propionic acid-producing bacterial strain, iv) optionally further processing the fermentation product, to obtain the fruit ferment. Next to a propionic acid-producing bacterial strain, a lactic acid-producing bacterial strain may be used in the fermentation. The invention also relates to a fruit ferment obtainable by said method.

An olive storage and processing method. In one embodiment of the invention, harvested olives are stored in a storage tank in a storage solution containing water wherein the storage solution contains olive juices and salts. The storage solution with olive juices and salts is passed to a first ion exchange vessel having a strong acid ion exchange resin in hydrogen form at ambient temperature and pressure. Potassium and nitrogen ions and other cations are converted by the strong acid ion exchange resin and organic acids are released in order to create an acidic solution. The acidic solution is then returned to the storage tank for reuse as a storage solution.

A composition comprises: (i) at least one fermented seaweed material; (ii) at least one fermented plant material: or (iii) a combination of at least one fermented seaweed material and at least one fermented plant material; and at least one lactic acid bacterial strain, for treating, alleviating, suppressing and/or preventing growth of a resistant organism.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing vegan kimchi, which includes a first salting step of first salting napa cabbage using salting water; a second salting step of second salting the first salted napa cabbage using a second salting mixture; and a condiment mixing step of mixing the second salted napa cabbage with vegan kimchi condiment. The prepared vegan kimchi retains the characteristics and taste of general kimchi, has crunchy characteristics since the vegan kimchi is salted two times using salty and sweet ingredients during the salting process, has excellent preservability since the vegan kimchi has a slightly slower growth rate of lactobacillus than general kimchi containing animal ingredients, and thus has an effect of being easily commercialized and sold.

A process for the production of a nest-shaped food product containing strips of a dried vegetable, preferably a garden vegetable, storable at room temperature for at least 7 days is disclosed. The process involves providing at least one fresh vegetable which has been previously washed, cutting the vegetable into strips, feeding the vegetable strips in metered amounts into a perforated mold, subjecting the strips to a stabilization heat treatment by means of saturated steam, drying the thermally stabilized strips by means of a flow of hot air so as to obtain a nest containing dried strips of vegetable with a moisture content of between 8% and 16% by weight of their total weight. The invention also concerns a nest-shaped food product which is obtained by means of the process and which may optionally contain strips of durum wheat semolina pasta.

A process for the production of a nest-shaped food product containing strips of a dried vegetable, preferably a garden vegetable, storable at room temperature for at least 7 days is disclosed. The process involves providing at least one fresh vegetable which has been previously washed, cutting the vegetable into strips, feeding the vegetable strips in metered amounts into a perforated mold, subjecting the strips to a stabilization heat treatment by means of saturated steam, drying the thermally stabilized strips by means of a flow of hot air so as to obtain a nest containing dried strips of vegetable with a moisture content of between 8% and 16% by weight of their total weight. The invention also concerns a nest-shaped food product which is obtained by means of the process and which may optionally contain strips of durum wheat semolina pasta.

The present disclosure relates to, inter alfa, processes for improving shelf-life and flavoring of fresh-cut/fresh vegetables, as well as food products produced by these processes. In accordance with the present disclosure, the processes generally include various new combinations of steps such as blanching, air drying, supercritical fluid processing with and without a processing aid, pressurization, de-pressurization, and packaging. The present disclosure further relates to methods of preparing edible food products that incorporate the processed fresh-cut vegetables, as well as the food products produced by these methods.