The present paper aims to review the natural food preservatives with antimicrobial
properties emphasizing their importance for the future of food manufacturing and consumers' …

Infectious diseases caused by pathogens and food poisoning caused by spoilage
microorganisms are threatening human health all over the world. The efficacies of some …

The aim of this study was to determine the variability of several chemical compounds and
the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of eight types of berries harvested from two …

Aromatic plants belonging to the Lamiaceae have been used in folk medicine as well as
flavouring herbs. This family includes numerous species which are rich in essential oils, that …

Thymus L. is one of the most important and polymorphic genera of the Lamiaceae family,
comprises ca. 250 species distributed across the Eurasian continent, North and East Africa …

Biopolymers are considered to be promising materials for the replacement of polyolefin bags
in the packaging industries. In order to reduce the non-degradable packaging wastes …

Subcritical carbon dioxide fluid extraction is studied as a rapid method for the extraction of
chamomile bio-organic essential oils. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most extensively used …

Albania is a large producer and an important exporter of aromatic and medicinal plants. The
mountainous relief and the overlap** of Central Europe with Mediterranean climate are …

Romanian spontaneous flora provides a lot of resources for the determination of different
chemical compounds. This study uses flower samples from Calendula officinalis L. extracted …

An important role in human nutrition is played by fats, both of plant and animal origin. Fats
are a category of foods rich in liposoluble vitamins and fatty acids. They are widely used in …