PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of maturing fruits and vegetables, which is best suited for maturing immature fruits and vegetables that are picked up in advance because of expected heavy damage due to a disaster, etc.SOLUTION: Immature fruits 15 such as figs, peaches, persimmons, pineapples, apples, pears, loquats, mandarin oranges, melons, grapes and kiwis, and immature vegetables such as strawberries, watermelons, eggplants, tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, cabbages, and Chinese cabbages are retained in an atmosphere at 5-30°C at 90% or more humidity, i.e., in a room 12, for two days or longer to mature the fruits and the vegetables.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】天災等によって大被害が予想される果物及び野菜を予め摘果し、この未熟成の果物及び野菜を熟成させるのに最適な果物及び野菜の熟成方法を提供する。【解決手段】イチジク、モモ、カキ、パイナップル、リンゴ、ナシ、ビワ、ミカン、メロン、ブドウ、キウイ等の未熟成状態の果物15、イチゴ、スイカ、ナス、トマト、キュウリ、豆類、キャベツ、白菜等の未熟成状態の野菜を、5~30℃、湿度90%以上の雰囲気、即ち部屋12内に2日間以上保持して、果物及び野菜の熟成を行う。【選択図】図1
