Organic acids as antimicrobial food agents: applications and microbial productions

Food safety is a global health and socioeconomic concern since many people still suffer from various acute and life-long diseases, which are caused by consumption of unsafe food. Therefore, ensuring safety of the food is one of the most essential issues in the food industry, which needs to be consid...

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Published in:Bioprocess and biosystems engineering 2020-04, Vol.43 (4), p.569-591
Main Author: Coban, Hasan Bugra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Infective Agents - chemistry
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
Antimicrobial agents
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Critical Review
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Food composition
Food consumption
Food industry
Food Microbiology
Food Preservation
Food Preservatives - chemistry
Food processing industry
Food safety
Food Science
Global health
Industrial and Production Engineering
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Microorganisms
Organic acids
Preservatives
Safety
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Summary:Food safety is a global health and socioeconomic concern since many people still suffer from various acute and life-long diseases, which are caused by consumption of unsafe food. Therefore, ensuring safety of the food is one of the most essential issues in the food industry, which needs to be considered during not only food composition formulation but also handling and storage. For safety purpose, various chemical preservatives have been used so far in the foods. Recently, there has been renewed interest in replacing chemically originated food safety compounds with natural ones in the industry, which can also serve as antimicrobial agents. Among these natural compounds, organic acids possess the major portion. Therefore, in this paper, it is aimed to review and compile the applications, effectiveness, and microbial productions of various widely used organic acids as antimicrobial agents in the food industry.
ISSN:1615-7591
1615-7605
DOI:10.1007/s00449-019-02256-w