Antimicrobial effectiveness of spices: an approach for use in food conservation systems
There has been constant an increasing the search alternative and efficient compounds for food conservation, aiming a partial or total replacement of antimicrobial chemical additives. Spices offer a promising alternative for food safety. Inhibitory activity of spices and derivatives on the growth of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2005-07-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132005000500007 |
| Summary: | There has been constant an increasing the search alternative and efficient compounds for food conservation, aiming a partial or total replacement of antimicrobial chemical additives. Spices offer a promising alternative for food safety. Inhibitory activity of spices and derivatives on the growth of bacteria, yeasts, fungi and microbial toxins synthesis has been well reported, so they could be used in food conservation as main or as adjuvant antimicrobial compounds in order to assure the production of microbiologically stable foods.<br>Tem sido constante e crescente a busca por alternativos e eficientes compostos para conservação de total ou parcial substituição de aditivos antimicrobianos químicos tem sido crescente. As especiarias oferecem uma promissora alternativa para a segurança microbiana de alimentos. A atividade inibitória das especiarias e seus produtos derivados sobre o crescimento de bactérias, leveduras, fungos filamentosos e síntese de toxinas microbianas tem sido bem relatada, desta forma as especiarias poderiam ser utilizadas na conservação de alimentos como principais ou co-adjuvantes compostos antimicrobianos com vistas em assegurar a produção de alimentos microbiologicamente estáveis. |
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| ISSN: | 1516-8913 1678-4324 |