Fresh produce sanitization by combination of gaseous ozone and liquid sanitizer
Autor: | Ahmed E. Yousef, Sudhir K. Sastry, Mykola Shynkaryk, Taras Pyatkovskyy |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
inorganic chemicals
0301 basic medicine Chromatography biology Waste management 030106 microbiology Single application 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification 040401 food science Gaseous ozone respiratory tract diseases 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0404 agricultural biotechnology Hand sanitizer chemistry Vacuum cooling Spinach Citric acid Food Science |
Zdroj: | Journal of Food Engineering. 210:19-26 |
ISSN: | 0260-8774 |
Popis: | The effect of different combinations of gaseous ozone and Pro-San L against Escherichia coli on baby spinach was investigated. Three different ways to combine liquid and gaseous sanitizer application were compared. The most effective combination was the initial spray application of Pro-San L (0.66% Citric acid, 0.036% SDS) followed by vacuum cooling and ozonation under pressure of 68.9 kPa (10 PSIG) which reduced E. coli O157:H7 counts by 3.9 log CFU/g. Spray application of Pro-San L after the gaseous ozone injection under vacuum followed by immediate system pressurization to 68.9 kPa was less effective (2.7 log CFU/g reduction) due to vacuum internalization of bacteria deeper into produce tissue. This method was not significantly different from a single application of liquid sanitizer. Spray Pro-San L application followed by a long term (up to three days) gaseous ozone treatment decreased microbial load to an undetectable level after the first day of application. However the increase of exposure time to sanitizers led to some damage of spinach leaves. Long term combination liquid-gaseous sanitizer treatment resulted in better appearance of fresh produce than a single application of liquid and gaseous sanitizers. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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