METHOD FOR PROCESSING OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCT AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME

FIELD: processing and storage of fresh cut vegetables, berries, fruits in agriculture, food-processing and related branches of industry. ^ SUBSTANCE: method involves washing fruit and vegetable product with water preliminarily activated in one or two electrode chambers of one or more diaphragm-type electrolysis units; removing water remained on surface of products after washing process by blowing with the use of gaseous plasma flow until complete removal of water, said plasma being produced in medium of inorganic gas or mixture of inorganic gases at frequency of electromagnetic field of 4-40 MHz and specific electromagnetic power of plasma discharge of 0.01-5 W/cm3. Apparatus has at least one washing chambers, drying chamber, one or more transportation mechanisms, one or more diaphragm-type electrolysis units with power sources, plasma source with two electrodes and plasma guide, high-frequency generator, one or more reservoirs for inorganic gas, and vacuum oil-free pump. ^ EFFECT: prolonged shelf life of fruit and vegetable product. ^ 42 cl, 13 dwg