Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 107, Issue 2, Pages 845-852Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2007.08.088
Keywords
chitosan mint mixture; antioxidant; antimicrobial; meat products
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Meat is prone to both microbial and oxidative spoilage and therefore it is desirable to use a preservative with both antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Mint extract alone had good antioxidant activity but poor antimicrobial activity, while chitosan alone showed poor antioxidant activity with excellent antimicrobial properties. Therefore, the potential of chitosan and mint mixture (CM), as a preservative for meat and meat products, was investigated. Addition of chitosan to mint extract did not interfere with the antioxidant activity of mint. In the case of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay, the IC50 value for CM (17.8 mu g/ml) was significantly (p <= 0.05) lower than that for mint extract (23.6 mu g/ml). CM efficiently scavenged superoxide and hydroxyl radicals. The antimicrobial activities of CM and chitosan were comparable against the common food spoilage and pathogenic bacteria, the minimum inhibitory concentration being 0.05%. CM was more effective against Gram-positive bacteria. The shelf life of pork cocktail salami, as determined by total bacterial count and oxidative rancidity, was enhanced in CM-treated samples stored at 0-3 degrees C. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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