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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 125, Issue 3, Pages 274-278Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.04.013
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antifungal; bread; sourdough; lactic acid bacteria; calcium propionate; food preservatives
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Addition of sourdough is a common practice in the bakery industry to improve, among other quality parameters, the shelf life of bread. In this study, sourdough fermented by antifungal Lactobacillus plantarum strains was investigated for the ability to inhibit growth of common bread spoilage fungi. In both in vitro and sourdough wheat bread system, the antifungal sourdoughs significantly affected the outgrowth of Aspergillus niger, Fusarium culmorum, or Penicillium expansum spores, however on wheat bread outgrowth of Penicillium? roqueforti spores was not affected. In an attempt to reduce the amounts of chemical additives in bread, the antifungal sourdoughs were used in combination with calcium propionate (CAP) and possible synergistic effects were evaluated. Presence of 3000 ppm CAP in the bread did not affect the outgrowth of P. roqueforti, whereas outgrowth of the other fungi was retarded. A strong synergistic effect was observed when CAP and antifungal sourdoughs were combined into the bread formulation, and outgrowth of F. roqueforti was affected. The use of reduced CAP amount (1000 ppm) showed significant inhibition only when antifungal sourdough was added. Remarkably. the increase in shelf life achieved was higher than that obtained using 3000 ppm of CAP alone. In conclusion, the results Of this Study clearly show that the addition of antifungal sourdough has the potential to reduce the levels of chemical additives needed in the bakery industry to ensure the microbiological safety of bread. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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