Improving the shelf-life and quality of fresh and minimally-processed fruits and vegetables for a modern food industry: A comprehensive critical review from the …

U De Corato - Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The market size of fresh and minimally-processed fruits and vegetables (MPFVs) have
grown rapidly in the last years as a result of consumer attitudes change due to their …

Innovative processes and technologies for modified atmosphere packaging of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables

MD Wilson, RA Stanley, A Eyles… - Critical reviews in food …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) technology has been commercially viable since the
1970s. Currently, MAP is extensively used worldwide to preserve the quality and extend the …

[HTML][HTML] Beneficial effects of spices in food preservation and safety

D Gottardi, D Bukvicki, S Prasad, AK Tyagi - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Spices have been used since ancient times. Although they have been employed mainly as
flavoring and coloring agents, their role in food safety and preservation have also been …

Study on the efficacy of edible coatings on quality of blueberry fruits during shelf-life

C Mannozzi, JP Cecchini, U Tylewicz, L Siroli… - LWT-Food Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Edible films or coatings could be used as an alternative way of conservation, because of
their ability to reduce respiration and transpiration rate, maintain firmness and generally …

Lactic acid bacteria and natural antimicrobials to improve the safety and shelf-life of minimally processed sliced apples and lamb's lettuce

L Siroli, F Patrignani, DI Serrazanetti, G Tabanelli… - Food …, 2015 - Elsevier
Outbreaks of food-borne disease associated with the consumption of fresh and minimally
processed fruits and vegetables have increased dramatically over the last few years …

Innovative strategies based on the use of essential oils and their components to improve safety, shelf-life and quality of minimally processed fruits and vegetables

F Patrignani, L Siroli, DI Serrazanetti, F Gardini… - Trends in Food Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Natural antimicrobials represent a useful tool for decontamination of minimally
processed fruits.•Essential oils represent a useful tool for decontamination of minimally …

State-of-the-art non-destructive approaches for maturity index determination in fruits and vegetables: Principles, applications, and future directions

Anjali, A Jena, A Bamola, S Mishra, I Jain… - … Processing and Nutrition, 2024 - Springer
Recent advancements in signal processing and computational power have revolutionized
computer vision applications in diverse industries such as agriculture, food processing …

[HTML][HTML] Essential oils and their combination with lactic acid bacteria and bacteriocins to improve the safety and shelf life of foods: A review

D Bukvicki, M D'Alessandro, S Rossi, L Siroli… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of plant extracts (eg, essential oils and their active compounds) represents an
interesting alternative to chemical additives and preservatives applied to delay the alteration …

Review on the chemical composition of Litsea cubeba essential oils and the bioactivity of its major constituents citral and limonene

J Thielmann, P Muranyi - Journal of essential oil research, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
There are two chemotypes of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers.(fam. Lauraceae) essential oils
(EOs), either dominated by citral and limonene or by citronellal. L. cubeba EOs exhibits …

(E)-2-Hexenal, as a Potential Natural Antifungal Compound, Inhibits Aspergillus flavus Spore Germination by Disrupting Mitochondrial Energy Metabolism

W Ma, L Zhao, W Zhao, Y **e - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Fungal contamination imposes threats to agriculture and food production and human health.
A method to safely and effectively restrict fungal contamination is still needed. Here, we …