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Natural Anti-Microbials for Enhanced Microbial Safety and Shelf-Life of Processed Packaged Meat
- Source :
- Foods, Vol 10, Iss 1598, p 1598 (2021), Foods
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- Microbial food contamination is a major concern for consumers and food industries. Consumers desire nutritious, safe and “clean label” products, free of synthetic preservatives and food industries and food scientists try to meet their demands by finding natural effective alternatives for food preservation. One of the alternatives to synthetic preservatives is the use of natural anti-microbial agents in the food products and/or in the packaging materials. Meat and processed meat products are characteristic examples of products that are highly perishable; hence natural anti-microbials can be used for extending their shelf-life and enhancing their safety. Despite several examples of the successful application of natural anti-microbial agents in meat products reported in research studies, their commercial use remains limited. This review objective is to present an extensive overview of recent research in the field of natural anti-microbials, covering essential oils, plant extracts, flavonoids, animal-derived compounds, organic acids, bacteriocins and nanoparticles. The anti-microbial mode of action of the agents, in situ studies involving meat products, regulations and, limitations for usage and future perspectives are described. The review concludes that naturally derived anti-microbials can potentially support the meat industry to provide “clean label”, nutritious and safe meat products for consumers.
- Subjects :
- Preservative
Health (social science)
Microbial safety
Meat packing industry
plant extracts
preservation
Review
Plant Science
TP1-1185
Shelf life
01 natural sciences
Health Professions (miscellaneous)
Microbiology
bacteriocins
Natural (archaeology)
0404 agricultural biotechnology
anti-microbial packaging
organic acids
Processed meat
essential oils
business.industry
Chemical technology
010401 analytical chemistry
Food preservation
food and beverages
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
natural anti-microbials
040401 food science
0104 chemical sciences
Biotechnology
flavonoids
meat products
nanoparticles
Business
Food Science
Food contaminant
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23048158
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1598
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Foods
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e39a9d8466b5e723f94ec4e1928ef996