Antimicrobial Coating Based on Tahiti Lemon Essential Oil and Green Banana Flour to Preserve the Internal Quality of Quail Eggs

Autor: Gabriel da Silva Oliveira, Concepta McManus, Cristiane Batista Salgado, Paula Gabriela da Silva Pires, Heloisa Alves de Figueiredo Sousa, Edilsa Rosa da Silva, Vinícius Machado dos Santos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Animals, Vol 13, Iss 13, p 2123 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-2615
DOI: 10.3390/ani13132123
Popis: This study evaluated the microbiological and internal quality of quail eggs stored for 21 days at room temperature (29.53 ± 1.36 °C) after being coated with green banana flour and Tahiti lemon essential oil (GBF/TAH). One hundred and sixty-two quail eggs were equally distributed into three treatments: (1) uncoated eggs, (2) eggs coated with green banana flour (GBF), and (3) eggs coated with GBF/TAH. The Haugh unit (HU) of the eggs was significantly lower in the third week for uncoated eggs (70.94 ± 1.63, grade A) compared to eggs coated with GBF/TAH (81.47 ± 2.38, grade AA). On the 21st day of storage, the eggs coated with GBF/TAH had significantly lower total counts of aerobic mesophilic bacteria in the shell and egg contents compared to the other treatments. GBF/TAH coating is an effective blending approach to reduce the microbial load of the shell and egg contents and preserve the sensory and internal quality of the eggs.
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