MX Compound Agent for Grape Sugar Concentration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for increasing sugar content in fruits, such as noble rot wine production and ice wine harvesting, are limited by environmental conditions and can lead to fruit rot or require labor-intensive processes, making them unsuitable for widespread application.
Innovation Solution
A compound represented by the formula MX, where M is an alkali or alkaline earth metal ion and X is a carbonate, hydrogen carbonate, acetate, citrate, succinate, phosphate, or pyrophosphate ion, is used as an agent to increase sugar content in fruits, applied through spraying or other methods, allowing for enhanced sugar concentration without environmental restrictions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If noble rot fungus is used to increase sugar content in grapes, then sugar content increases, but fruit rot occurs and cultivation area is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an iodine-cyclodextrin inclusion compound as an intermediary substance to increase sugar content in grapes without using the noble rot fungus. The compound is applied to the grapevine plant, and it mediates the sugar accumulation process through plant physiological mechanisms, avoiding the harmful rotting effect while achieving the desired sugar concentration increase.
2Quantity of substance
If ice wine harvesting method is used to increase sugar content, then sugar content increases, but production is limited to specific climatic regions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of sugar content increase from being environmentally dependent (ice wine method requiring freezing temperatures) to being chemically controlled (iodine-cyclodextrin compound application). This allows the same sugar increase effect to be achieved in various climatic conditions by controlling the application timing and concentration of the compound rather than relying on specific temperature parameters.
3Quantity of substance
If chaptalization is used to increase sugar content, then sugar content increases, but wine quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the iodine-cyclodextrin inclusion compound to the grapevine plant during the growing season, allowing the grapes to naturally accumulate sugar through plant physiological processes. This preliminary action during fruit development produces grapes with naturally high sugar content that ferment into high-quality wine, avoiding the need for post-fermentation sugar addition (chaptalization) that compromises wine quality.
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Provided is a compound and composition capable of increasing a sugar content in a fruit by a simple method, without being restricted by a cultivation area of a plant or a climatic environment. The agent for increasing a sugar content in a fruit of a plant comprises a compound represented by the formula MX as an active ingredient, wherein M represents alkali metal ion or alkaline earth metal ion, and X represents carbonate ion, hydrogen carbonate ion, acetate ion, citrate ion, succinate ion, phosphate ion, hydrogen phosphate ion, or pyrophosphate ion.