ISSN:
1745-4565
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Various amounts of nisin (0, 103 and 5 × 103 IU/g) in combination with either potassium sorbate (0, 2, and 3%) or sodium benzoate (0, 0.06 and 0.12%) were tested for effectiveness in inhibiting growth of Staphylococcus aureus C10 and Bacillus cereus B7 inoculated on a vegetarian food. The strains used were isolated from vegetarian foods obtained commercially in Taiwan, and the test food, spice and dried bean curd, was selected for the study based on ability to support the growth of these organisms. After treatment with a preservative combination, the surfaces of sterilized food samples were inoculated, samples were stored in vacuum or nonvacuum packages at either 4C or 30C, and at appropriate times, tested for microbial growth. Growth of both isolates was unaffected by vacuum-packaging treatment; however, a bacteriostatic effect was found at 4C. Data indicated that during the 14-day storage at 4C, vacuum-packaged samples treated with 5 × 103 IU/g nisin and 0.12% sodium benzoate significantly (p 〈 0.05) decreased the counts of S. aureus C10 and B. cereus B7 by 2.61 and 3.02 log10 CFU/g, respectively. In the vacuum-packaged samples treated with 5 × 103 IU/g nisin and 3% potassium sorbate, counts for C10 and B7 were decreased by 2.35 and 2.64 log10 CFU/g, respectively. Thus, the combined treatment extended the shelf-life of the vegetarian food.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-4565.1997.tb00178.x
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