Lotte Mart Sells Spinach with Enhanced Freshness through 'CA Storage'

Lotte Mart has begun selling vegetables with enhanced freshness using 'CA storage' technology and 'smart farm' techniques to maintain agricultural product freshness during the summer when high temperatures make it challenging. Lotte Mart started selling CA-stored spinach and lettuce and perilla leaves grown on smart farms from the 10th, aiming to resolve leaf vegetable supply instability caused by the heat wave and provide fresher vegetables at reasonable prices. According to Lotte Mart, they previously consulted with spinach farms in Gyeongbuk in early June and secured 6,400 units of spinach, which have been stored in the CA storage facility at the 'Lotte Fresh Quality Innovation Center'. While spinach is typically harvested in Gyeonggi-do in July, Lotte Mart used CA storage technology to make spinach from the southern coastal and Gyeongnam regions available in July. Spinach produced in Namhae and Gyeongnam regions is characterized by thicker stems and a sweeter taste compared to ...