摘要 |
Methods of enhancing the flavor of fruits or vegetables within its own product packaging to extend the shelf-life and allow for mass production and mass distribution of the flavor enhanced fruits or vegetables, and the packaged flavor enhanced fruits or vegetables products produced by such methods are described. The methods comprise providing product packaging capable of retaining a positive pressure of C02, receiving fruits or vegetables into the product packaging, introducing CO2 into the product packaging, and sealing the product packaging containing the fruits or vegetables and C02, and wherein the product packaging retains a positive pressure of C02, and the fruits or vegetables absorb the CO2 thereby enhancing the flavor of the fruits or vegetables within the product packaging. |