Patent ID: 11957132
Assignee: FRITO-LAY TRADING COMPANY GMBH
Field: Food chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of storing potatoes comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of dormant potatoes that have been cured after harvesting;
treating the potatoes by exposing the potatoes, which are at a treatment temperature within the range of from 10° C. to 30° C., to 1-methylcyclopropene;
storing the potatoes within a potato store at a storage temperature greater than 1° C. to up to 6° C. for a storage period that extends continuously until at least 1 week after initiation of eye movement in at least one of the potatoes,
wherein during the storage period the potatoes are stored in atmospheric air free of an external supply of ethylene sprout suppressant.