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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 384, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2022.109959
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Listeria monocytogenes; Natural antimicrobial; Food safety; Fresh-cut fruit; Citral
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of citral nanoemulsion in reducing the survival of Listeria monocytogenes on fresh-cut melon and papaya. The results showed that citral nanoemulsion significantly decreased the bacterial counts and did not negatively affect the sensory parameters.
This study evaluated the survival of Listeria monocytogenes on fresh-cut melon and papaya treated with citral nanoemulsion (CN) during 7 days of storage at 4, 8, 12, and 16 degrees C. CN was prepared by catastrophic phase inversion, and fresh-cut melon and papaya were artificially inoculated, resulting in 5 log cfu/g of L. monocytogenes. Then, they were treated with 0.30 (CN-0.3) and 0.15 (CN-0.15) mu L/mL of CN. CN presented droplet size below 200 nm, monodisperse distribution, and negative surface charge. CN-0.3 reduced the L. monocytogenes counts more efficiently, with counts below the detection limit (1 log cfu/g) in both fruits after 48 h at 4 degrees C, and 72 h at 8 degrees C and 12 degrees C. At 16 degrees C, L. monocytogenes counts were below the detection limit for CN-0.3 after 120 h in papaya, but it survived the other treatments for 7 days. Both CN-0.3 and CN-0.15 decreased the indigenous microbiota. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed bubbles in L. monocytogenes membrane and cell disruption in fruits treated with CN-0.3. Finally, CN-0.3 treated melon and papaya showed greater bright-ness, herbal flavor and aroma, firmness, and juiciness, as well as lower sugar and organic acid profile changes than the control samples during storage. Results indicate citral nanoemulsion's efficiency in controlling L. monocytogenes growth on fresh-cut melon and papaya stored at refrigerated temperatures without negatively influencing the sensory parameters.
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