Efficacy of Antimicrobial Pullulan-Based Coating to Improve Internal Quality and Shelf-Life of Chicken Eggs During Storage

Autor:	Mohamed Morsy, Hassan H. El-Tanahy, Hassan H. A. Khalaf, Ashraf M. Sharoba, Catherine N. Cutter
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	food.ingredient Pullulan engineering.material Antimicrobial Shelf life chemistry.chemical_compound food chemistry Coating Weight loss Yolk embryonic structures engineering medicine Food science medicine.symptom Nisin Haugh unit Food Science
Zdroj:	Journal of Food Science. 80:M1066-M1074
ISSN:	0022-1147
DOI:	10.1111/1750-3841.12855
Popis:	There has been a growing interest in the use of natural materials as a delivery mechanism for antimicrobials and coatings in foods. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of pullulan coatings to improve internal quality and shelf-life of fresh eggs during 10 wk of storage at 25 and 4 °C. Three treatments of eggs were evaluated as follows; non-coated (control; C), coated with pullulan (P), and coated with pullulan containing nisin (N). The effects of the pullulan coatings on microbiological qualities, physical properties, and freshness parameters were investigated and compared with non-coated eggs. For non-coated eggs, as storage time increased, yolk index, albumen index, and Haugh unit value decreased and weight loss increased. However, pullulan coatings (P or N) minimized weight loss (
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::793224919c4426313021342d178e89d2 https://doi.org/10.1111/1750-3841.12855 Zobrazit plný text záznamu Plný text