Food‐borne illnesses are a significant concern for consumers, the food industry, and food
safety authorities. Natural preservatives are very crucial for enhancing food safety and shelf …

Phenolic compounds are produced by the plants mainly for their growth, development, and
protection. These aromatic benzene ring compounds are very much essential during the …

Plant extracts contain large amounts of bioactive compounds, mainly polyphenols.
Polyphenols inhibit the growth of microorganisms, especially bacteria. Their mechanism of …

Food agro-industrial by-products mainly include peels, seeds, stems, bagasse, kernels, and
husk, derived during food processing. Due to their overproduction and the lack of …

Nowadays, the agro-food industry generates high amounts of byproducts that may possess
added value compounds with high functionality and/or bioactivity. Additionally, consumers' …

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

Olive oil production is a significant source of economic profit for Mediterranean nations,
accounting for around 98 percent of global output. Olive oil usage has increased …

Market interest in aromatic plants from the Mediterranean is continuously growing mainly
due to their medicinal and bioactive compounds (BACs) with other valuable constituents …

Olive leaves have always aroused an important interest, especially for folk medicine.
Polyphenols contained in olive leaves have played an important role to this end, because …

According to many reports, phenolic compounds isolated from olive leaves have very good
biological activities, especially antimicrobial. Presently, the resistance of microorganisms to …