Essential oils and their major components: an updated review on antimicrobial activities, mechanism of action and their potential application in the food industry

M Angane, S Swift, K Huang, CA Butts, SY Quek - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
A novel alternative to synthetic preservatives is the use of natural products such as essential
oil (EO) as a natural food-grade preservative. EOs are Generally Recognized as Safe …

Sonoprocessing: mechanisms and recent applications of power ultrasound in food

A Taha, T Mehany, R Pandiselvam… - Critical reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
There is a growing interest in using green technologies in the food industry. As a green
processing technique, ultrasound has a great potential to be applied in many food …

Postharvest technologies of fresh citrus fruit: Advances and recent developments for the loss reduction during handling and storage

MC Strano, G Altieri, M Allegra, GC Di Renzo… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Citrus spp. are spread mainly in the Mediterranean basin and represent the largest fruit
source for human consumption. Postharvest losses, mainly due to diseases and metabolic …

Non-thermal techniques and the “hurdle” approach: How is food technology evolving?

F Bigi, E Maurizzi, A Quartieri, R De Leo, M Gullo… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Food technology has played a crucial role since the beginning of human
civilization. Throughout the centuries, the evolution of food processing has led to an …

Antibacterial mechanism of ultrasound against Escherichia coli: Alterations in membrane microstructures and properties

Q He, D Liu, M Ashokkumar, X Ye, TZ Jin… - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
This study was aimed at providing new insights on the response of bacterial cell membranes
to ultrasound exposure. Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157: H7 cells were exposed to different …

Essential oil nanoemulsion as eco-friendly and safe preservative: Bioefficacy against microbial food deterioration and toxin secretion, mode of action, and future …

A Maurya, VK Singh, S Das, J Prasad, A Kedia… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Microbes are the biggest shareholder for the quantitative and qualitative deterioration of
food commodities at different stages of production, transportation, and storage, along with …

Combination effects of ultrasound and citral nanoemulsion against Shigella flexneri and the preservation effect on fresh-cut carrots

L Song, H Yang, S Cheng, Z Zhang, L Zhang, R Su… - Food Control, 2024 - Elsevier
This present study evaluated the effect of ultrasound (US), citral nanoemulsion (CLON) and
combined treatments on the inactivate effectiveness of Shigella flexneri in phosphate …

Essential oils and their active components applied as: free, encapsulated and in hurdle technology to fight microbial contaminations. A review

J Yammine, NE Chihib, A Gharsallaoui, E Dumas… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Microbial contaminations are responsible for many chronic, healthcare, persistent microbial
infections and illnesses in the food sector, therefore their control is an important public …

A focused insight into thyme: Biological, chemical, and therapeutic properties of an indigenous Mediterranean herb

D Hammoudi Halat, M Krayem, S Khaled, S Younes - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
A perennial wild shrub from the Lamiaceae family and native to the Mediterranean region,
thyme is considered an important wild edible plant studied for centuries for its unique …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic bactericidal effect of ultrasound combined with citral nanoemulsion on Salmonella and its application in the preservation of purple kale

H Yang, L Song, P Sun, R Su, S Wang, S Cheng… - Ultrasonics …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel citral nanoemulsion (CLNE) was prepared by ultrasonic emulsification.
The synergistic antibacterial mechanism of ultrasound combined with CLNE against …