Probiotics and Beneficial Microorganisms in Biopreservation of Plant-Based Foods and Beverages
Maintaining the overall quality and shelf life of plant-based food and beverages is particularly important yet challenging to the food industry. Demand for natural preservation techniques has increased with the rising concerns over food safety and consumer awareness, e.g., health consciousness and f...
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| author | Srusti Udayakumar Dissanayake M. D. Rasika Hasitha Priyashantha Janak K. Vidanarachchi Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera |
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| description | Maintaining the overall quality and shelf life of plant-based food and beverages is particularly important yet challenging to the food industry. Demand for natural preservation techniques has increased with the rising concerns over food safety and consumer awareness, e.g., health consciousness and food trends such as veganism and the demand for clean, labelled foods. Thus, a technique such as biopreservation has the potential to enhance food safety while fostering the quality, originality and naturalness of food. The application of probiotic microorganisms to foods and beverages provides various health benefits in addition to improved shelf life, stability and microbial safety of the food. The provision of probiotics is known to deliver various health benefits for the host’s gut health. Therefore, this review aims to investigate the importance of biopreservation and the role of probiotics in the food industry. An attempt was made to explore the various possibilities of shelf-life enhancement through the use of probiotic microorganisms as biopreservatives. Noticeable improvements in the shelf life of plant-based foods and beverages were observed due to the antimicrobial effects exerted by probiotics and potential probiotic strains which make them useful alternatives to artificially synthesized chemical preservatives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-251980e18d5c46869eb1cafa713861892023-11-24T07:40:05ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-11-0112221173710.3390/app122211737Probiotics and Beneficial Microorganisms in Biopreservation of Plant-Based Foods and BeveragesSrusti Udayakumar0Dissanayake M. D. Rasika1Hasitha Priyashantha2Janak K. Vidanarachchi3Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera4School of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, AustraliaDepartment of Livestock and Avian Sciences, Faculty of Livestock Fisheries and Nutrition, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, Makandura 60170, Sri LankaDepartment of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7015, SE-750 07 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri LankaSchool of Agriculture and Food, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, AustraliaMaintaining the overall quality and shelf life of plant-based food and beverages is particularly important yet challenging to the food industry. Demand for natural preservation techniques has increased with the rising concerns over food safety and consumer awareness, e.g., health consciousness and food trends such as veganism and the demand for clean, labelled foods. Thus, a technique such as biopreservation has the potential to enhance food safety while fostering the quality, originality and naturalness of food. The application of probiotic microorganisms to foods and beverages provides various health benefits in addition to improved shelf life, stability and microbial safety of the food. The provision of probiotics is known to deliver various health benefits for the host’s gut health. Therefore, this review aims to investigate the importance of biopreservation and the role of probiotics in the food industry. An attempt was made to explore the various possibilities of shelf-life enhancement through the use of probiotic microorganisms as biopreservatives. Noticeable improvements in the shelf life of plant-based foods and beverages were observed due to the antimicrobial effects exerted by probiotics and potential probiotic strains which make them useful alternatives to artificially synthesized chemical preservatives.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/22/11737biopreservationbiopreservativesplant-based foodbeveragesprobiotics |
| spellingShingle | Srusti Udayakumar Dissanayake M. D. Rasika Hasitha Priyashantha Janak K. Vidanarachchi Chaminda Senaka Ranadheera Probiotics and Beneficial Microorganisms in Biopreservation of Plant-Based Foods and Beverages Applied Sciences biopreservation biopreservatives plant-based food beverages probiotics |
| title | Probiotics and Beneficial Microorganisms in Biopreservation of Plant-Based Foods and Beverages |
| title_full | Probiotics and Beneficial Microorganisms in Biopreservation of Plant-Based Foods and Beverages |
| title_fullStr | Probiotics and Beneficial Microorganisms in Biopreservation of Plant-Based Foods and Beverages |
| title_full_unstemmed | Probiotics and Beneficial Microorganisms in Biopreservation of Plant-Based Foods and Beverages |
| title_short | Probiotics and Beneficial Microorganisms in Biopreservation of Plant-Based Foods and Beverages |
| title_sort | probiotics and beneficial microorganisms in biopreservation of plant based foods and beverages |
| topic | biopreservation biopreservatives plant-based food beverages probiotics |
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