PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance commodity value by accelerating increase of flavor component in fruits and vegetables, particularly in the meat of citrus fruits, during a storage and a circulation process after harvesting, particularly during a shelf period from store front to consumers.SOLUTION: The present embodiment is a flavor component increase accelerator for fruits and vegetables, particularly for the meat of citrus fruits, the accelerator containing Chrysanthemum Pallasianum extract. By treating fruits and vegetables with the flavor component increase accelerator of the present embodiment, during a storage and a circulation process after harvesting, particularly during a shelf period from store front to consumers, a remarkably excellent result of flavor component increase acceleration can be shown.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】収穫後の貯蔵および流通過程、特に店頭から消費者までの棚持ち期間において、青果物、特に柑橘類果実の果肉の香気成分の増加を促進させることで商品価値を高める。【解決手段】本発明は、カワラヨモギ抽出物を含有することを特徴とする青果物、特に柑橘類果実の果肉の香気成分増加促進剤である。本発明の香気成分増加促進剤で青果物を処理することにより、収穫後の貯蔵および流通過程、特に店頭から消費者までの棚持ち期間において、極めて優れた香気成分増加促進効果を示す。【選択図】なし
