Preservation potato storage

Use of the starch-iodine complex has been reported for the disinfection of wounds and for the artificial insemination of animals.310 Food containers may also be disinfected with this complex.311 Uses of the starch-iodine complex in the iodization of food312,313 and ruminant fodder314 have also been described. This complex has been found effective in the storage preservation of cabbage and carrots,315 potatoes,316 and apples 317 The addition of 0.0005 to 0.005% of the complex to bee honey also improves its properties it was reported that the application of a 1% aqueous solution of the complex for spraying bee houses increased the yield of honey.318... 

Other Perishables In addition to grapes, prepared fresh apples for baker s use (Joslyn and Mrak, 1930) and prepeeled potatoes (Olson and Treadway, 1949) are treated with sulfites or SO2 to prevent discoloration during preparation, storage, and distribution. Small amounts of SO2 are added also to prepared horse-radish to prevent discoloration (Blumenthal, 1937), cut or shredded fresh vegetables for salad use are sulfited in some packs, and coconuts were at one time preserved with SO2 (Dybowski, 1908). 

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