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Increasing demand of consumers to use food products without preservatives or natural preservatives as possible has compelled the food industries for utilization of preservatives with herbal and microbial origins instead of artificial preservatives in their production. Essential oils are volatile, natural plant-derived substances that are used in medicine, food flavoring and food preservation. These diverse compounds represent considerable potential antioxidant, antibacterial and antifungal activities via various mechanisms. This review represents an overview on the impact of essential oils and their constituents as natural antimicrobials versus common pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms in cheese along with the related mechanisms of actions.

Natural preservatives have proven popularity such that interest continues in substituting artificial additives with natural. Therefore, production of safe food …