ArticlePDF Available

Abstract and Figures

In this study, antibacterial effects of the pomegranate peel extract against food pathogens were investigated. Different concentrations of pomegranate peel extract (2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10%), which showed the highest antibacterial effect in vitro experiments were added to the alginate film. Mackerel fillets coated with the film solution prepared in this way were stored at 4±1oC for 13 days. L. monocytogenes, total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, total aerobic psychrophilic bacteria, total yeast-mould and enterobacteriaceae counts were determined on 0, 3rd, 8th, and 13th day of storage period. At the end of the study; it was determined that the pomegranate extract was effective and the inhibition effect was also increased based on the increase in extract concentration. Different concentrations of pomegranate peel extract showed antibacterial effect against L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7, and S. aureus (P<0.05). As a result of 13 days storage of mackerel fillets coated with alginate enriched with 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10% PPE at 4oC, the number of L. monocytogenes significantly decreased (P<0.05). During the storage period total aerobic mesophilic bacteria and enterobacteriaceae number were found to be significantly lower in the experimental groups used pomegranate peel extract in comparison with the control group. As a result, it was determined that pomegranate peel extract has a potential to be used as a natural preservative in seafood products.
Content may be subject to copyright.
Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi
Tar. Bil. Der.
Dergi web sayfası:
www.agri.ankara.edu.tr/dergi
Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Journal homepage:
www.agri.ankara.edu.tr/journal
TARIM BİLİMLERİ DERGİSİ JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 24 (2018) 445-452
Eects of Alginate Based Coatings with Pomegranate Peel Extract on
the Microbial Quality of Mackerel Fillets
Fatma ÖZTÜRKa, Hatice GÜNDÜZa, Göknur SÜRENGİLa
aIzmir Katip Celebi University, Faculty of Fisheries, Izmir, TURKEY
ARTICLE INFO
Research Article DOI: 10.15832/ankutbd.490936
Corresponding Author: Fatma ÖZTÜRK, E-mail: fatma.ozturk@ikc.edu.tr, Tel: +90 (232) 329 35 35 / 4215
Received: 02 March 2017, Received in Revised Form: 29 December 2017, Accepted: 03 January 2018
ABSTRACT

in vitro
   
stored at 4±1 oC for 13 days. L. monocytogenes, total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, total aerobic psychrophilic bacteria,
rd, 8th, and 13th day of storage period.


L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7, and S. aureus (P<0.05). As a result of 13 days storage
oC, the number of L. monocytogenes
       


preservative in seafood products.
L. monocytogenes
© Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi
1. Introduction
The Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive,
asporous, facultative anaerobic bacterium that
causes listeriosis from foodborne diseases. It has
been reported that most of the listeriosis outbreaks
occur through ready-to-eat foods such as dairy
products, salads, seafood, processed meats and
poultry (Chan & Wiedmann 2009). Synthetic
      
the development of pathogenic bacteria such as
L. monocytogenes in foods, but concerns about the
safety of these chemicals are increasing day by day

    
enrich in terms of phenolic compounds are used to
avoid the development of pathogenic or spoilage
bacteria and to prolong the shelf life of food

Today, the use of agricultural food industry’s
       
Eects of Alginate Based Coatings with Pomegranate Peel Extract on the Microbial Quality of Mackerel Fillets, Öztürk et al
Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi – Journal of Agricultural Sciences 24 (2018) 445-452446

that the roots, peels and leaves of many fruits and
vegetables have therapeutic properties (Balasundram
  
rich in bioactive compounds can be an alternative
of synthetic chemical additives because of their
     
studies (Negi & Jayaprakasha 2003; Kanatt et al
2010).
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a fruit
commonly produced in our country, and consumed
after being processed into by-products such as
both fresh and pomegranate syrup or pomegranate
        
      
and its derivatives and bioactive compounds such
  
        
terms of phytocompounds such as phenol, tannin
      

 
in the food industry and in the medicine (Al-Zoreky
2009).

and non-synthetic materials, derived from natural
        
     
antimicrobials, colorants and spices can be added
        

The purpose of this study is to determine the
      
      

2. Material and Methods
2.1. Material
   Scomber scombrus) used in
       
    

The L. monocytogenes, Escherichia coli,
Escherichia coli O157:H7, Bacillus cereus,
Salmonella enteritis and Staphylococcus aureus
 
Aquaculture Faculty culture collection.
2.2. Method
2.2.1. Preparation of the extract

50 o
     


hours at 50 o    
        
     
(Feresin et al 2000; Keyrouz et al 2011).
2.2.2. Preparation of bacterial inoculums
The stock cultures of L. monocytogenes, E. coli, E.
coli O157:H7, B. cereus, S. enteritis and S. aureus
oC on
-1

   
incubation at 30 oC for 24 hours.
2.2.3. Disk diusion method (Kirby-Bauer method)
       
the antibacterial activities of pomegranate peel





     oC
    

2.2.4. Preparation of lm solution and application
to mackerel llets
Sodium alginate (Kimbiotek) and CaCl2 (Merck)
         

     o    
Eects of Alginate Based Coatings with Pomegranate Peel Extract on the Microbial Quality of Mackerel Fillets, Öztürk et al
Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi – Journal of Agricultural Sciences 24 (2018) 445-452 447
a magnetic stirrer. After having been cooled until
50 o     
           
      
L. monocytogenes4 
g-1  
        


      
  2 solution and kept


the refrigerator (4±1 oC) for 13 days.
2.2.5. Determination of the number of L.
monocytogenes in mackerel llets coated with
alginate lm
The number of L. monocytogenes
on 0, 3rd, 8th, and 13th day of storage period. For
       
     

106 from homogenate taking into account the 10-1
dilution rate, and planting according to the Most
Probable Number (MPN) method. For this purpose,

a 10 mL Fraser broth medium, and incubated at 37
oC for 24 hours. The number of L. monocytogenes
       

(Halkman 2005).
2.2.6. The microbiological analysis on mackerel
llets coated with alginate lm
The number of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria,
total aerobic psychrophilic bacteria, total yeast-

3rd, 8th, and 13th day of storage period.
      
    
       
appropriate dilutions and planted in petri dishes
     

at 30 o
10 days at 6.5 o 
and incubated for 4-5 days at 30 o
used for enterobacteriaceae count and incubated for
24 hours at 37 o

the end of incubation (Harrigan 1998).
2.2.7. Statistical analysis
      
     
by Duncan Multiple Comparison Test. The SPSS

      
groups (IBM SPSS 2012).
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Antibacterial activities of extracts
     
      


   
  L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7
and S. aureus (P<0.05). Similar results have been
    
(2009) reported that PPE could be used for the
inactivation of L. monocytogenes, S. aureus, E. coli
and Yersinia enterocolitica. Prashanth et al (2001)
       P.
vulgaris and B. subtilis. Ahmad & Beg (2001)

   S. aureus, E. coli and
Shigella dysenteriae.

increased based on increasing in PPE concentration.
      
       S. enteritis,
B. cereus, E. coli O157:H7, E. coli, S. aureus and L.
monocytogenes 
16 and 23 mm, respectively. Al-Zoreky (2009) found
these zone diameters as 17, 16, 13 and 20 mm for
Bacillus, E. coli, S. aureus and L. monocytogenes,
        
Eects of Alginate Based Coatings with Pomegranate Peel Extract on the Microbial Quality of Mackerel Fillets, Öztürk et al
Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi – Journal of Agricultural Sciences 24 (2018) 445-452448
(2010) determined that the inhibition zone diameters

of 25 mm for B. cereus, 20 mm for E. coli and 25
mm for S. aureus. Whereas Melendez & Capriles
(2006) found these as 12 mm for E. coli and 22 mm
for S. aureus. Mathabe et al (2006) reported that the
     
on S. aureus, E. coli, Salmonella typhi, Vibrio
cholera, S. dysenteriae, S. sonnei, S. exneri and S.
boydii

According to the results obtained by Hayrapetyan
et al (2012), L. monocytogenes, Bacillus subtilis,
B. cereus, E. coli and S. aureus 

obtained by them, S. aureus, B. cereus, E. coli and
B. subtilis 
to PE compared to L. monocytogenes. S. aureus
 



many food pathogens.
3.2. Changes in L. monocytogenes number of
mackerel llets during refrigerated storage
The number of L. monocytogenes detected during
         
oC is
given in Figure 2.
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
0 3 8 13
L. monocytogenes counts,
(MPN g
-1
)
Storage time (Day)
A B CDE
Figure 2- Changes in L. monocytogenes number
of mackerel llets during refrigerated storage (A,
control group-without PPE; B, samples treated
with 2.5% PPE; C, samples treated with 5% PPE;
D, samples treated with 7.5% PPE; E, samples
treated with 10% PPE)
The number of L. monocytogenes on mackerel
     
untreated samples than for treated samples.
      
  
beginning of storage, the number of bacteria
that had been 104 MPN g-1
  3 MPN g-1 in the control
1 MPN g-1 in the samples treated
       
the number of L. monocytogenes decreased
       
     

Figure 1- Antibacterial activity of PPE against bacterial species tested using disc diusion assay
Eects of Alginate Based Coatings with Pomegranate Peel Extract on the Microbial Quality of Mackerel Fillets, Öztürk et al
Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi – Journal of Agricultural Sciences 24 (2018) 445-452 449
in vitro and in vivo 
that the PPE prepared by Al-Zoreky (2009) using
      
L. monocytogenes, S. aureus, Escherichia coli and
Yersinia enterocolitica. The methanolic of PPE
caused decreasing more than 1 log in the number
of L. monocytogenesoC. At
the last of the 46-day storage period and at 4 oC,
Hayrapetyan et al (2012) found that the number
of L. monocytogenes of meat patties that of the
   
   -1    -1, respectively.
       
on the survival level of L. monocytogenes and
V. parahaemolyticus in the cooked shrimp and

that the count of L. monocytogenes in the samples

3.3. Changes in the number of TAMB, TAPB and
enterobacteriaceae in mackerel llets during
refrigerated storage
The change in the number of TAMB during 13 days
of storage (0, 3, 8 and 13. days) is given in Figure

        
PPE concentration increased, the number of TAMB
       
storage at 4 o      
       

The number of TAMB (means±standard errors)
        
       
      -1,
respectively, at the last of the storage period.
4.50
5.00
5.50
6.00
6.50
7.00
03813
Total aerobic p sychrophile bacteria,

-1
)
Storage time (Day)
A B C D E
a
4.50
5.00
5.50
6.00
6.50
7.00
0 3 8 13
Total yeast-mould,

-1
)
Storage time (Day)
A B C D E
b
4.50
5.0
5.50
6.0
6.50
7.0
0 3 8 13
Total enterobactericea,

-1
)
Storage time (Day)
A B C D E
c
4.50
5.00
5.50
6.00
6.50
7.00
03813
Total aerobic mesop hile bacteria,

-1
)
Storage time (Day)
A B C D E
d
Figure 3- Changes in the number of TAMB (a), TAPB (b), enterobacteriaceae (c) and TYM (d) in mackerel
llets during refrigerated storage. (A, control group-without PPE; B, samples treated with 2.5% PPE; C,
samples treated with 5% PPE; D, samples treated with 7.5% PPE; E, samples treated with 10% PPE)
Eects of Alginate Based Coatings with Pomegranate Peel Extract on the Microbial Quality of Mackerel Fillets, Öztürk et al
Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi – Journal of Agricultural Sciences 24 (2018) 445-452450
The change in the total number of TAPB is
given in Figure 3b. At the end of storage (day
13), the number of TAPB of the controls and of

determined as 5.35±0.05, 5.11±0.07, 5.35±0.12,
-1, respectively.
    
       


3c. On the 13th 


      -1,
   
levels of control and other groups have not been

The change in the number of enterobacteriaceae
       oC is given
       
     
        
  
end of storage, the number of enterobacteriaceae
     
      
6.07±0.14, 6.01±0.14, 5.88±0.18 and 5.53±0.13
-1, respectively.
     
     
        

     

           
months at -18 o
        


        
  -1, respectively. In addition, the count
      
          
   
       


control group in the study carried out by Özdemir et
al (2014). Furthermore, as the concentration of the

      
        
seen that the antibacterial quality increases as the
     


in the study conducted by Basiri et al (2014). These
investigators investigated the impact of vacuum
    
shrimp stored at +4 oC for 10 days. TAPB, LAB and

than the control group in the PPE supplemented
groups.
4. Conclusions

    
     
     
  

pathogens, primarily on L. monocytogenes, can be
used as a natural preservative in seafood products.
Abbreviations and Symbols
PP Pomegranate peel
PPE 
CFU 
TAPB 
TAMB 
MPN Most probable number
TYM Total yeast-mould
LAB Lactic acid bacteria
TAMB 
TAPB 
TMK Toplam maya küf
Eects of Alginate Based Coatings with Pomegranate Peel Extract on the Microbial Quality of Mackerel Fillets, Öztürk et al
Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi – Journal of Agricultural Sciences 24 (2018) 445-452 451
References
Ahmad I & Beg A Z (2001). Antimicrobial and
phytochemical studies on 45 Indian medicinal plants
against multi-drug resistant human pathogens.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 74(2): 113-123
Al-Zoreky N S (2009). Antimicrobial activity of
pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit peels.
International Journal of Food Microbiology 134(3):
244-248
Balasundram N, Sundram K & Samman S (2006).
Phenolic compounds in plants and agri-industrial
    
potential uses. Food Chemistry 99(1): 191-203
Basiri S, Shekarforoush S S, Aminlari M, Abhari K &
      

Peneous
vannamei) during refrigerated storage. Iranian
Journal of Veterinary Research 15(1): 23-29
Berizi E, Shekarforoush S S & Hosseinzadeh S (2016).
      

     Oncorhynchus
mykiss) during frozen storage. Journal of Food
Protection 79(10): 1700-1706
        
genetics of Listeria monocytogenes survival and
    Critical Reviews in
Food Science and Nutrition 49(3): 237-253
Dahham S S, Ali M N, Tabassum H & Khan M (2010).
Studies on antibacterial and antifungal activity of
pomegranate (Punica granatum L.). American-
Eurasian Journal of Agricultural & Environmental
Sciences 9(3): 273-281
 
    Journal of Fisheries
Sciences 3(4): 352-373
          

   
on fresh ground beef patties. Meat Science 86(2):
283-288
       
Antibacterial activity of some medicinal plants from
San Juan, Argentina. Fitoterapia 71(4): 429-432
        
Martos M (2016). Assessment of polyphenolic

(Punica granatum    
Food Control 59: 94-98
    

Harrigan W F (1998). Laboratory Methods in Food
Microbiology. 3rd     
Academic Press
Hayrapetyan H, Hazeleger W C & Beumer R R
(2012). Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes by
pomegranate (Punica granatum
Food Control 23(1):
66-72
Jurenka J S (2008). Therapeutic applications of
pomegranate (Punica granatum L  
Alternative Medicine Review 13(2): 128-144

and antimicrobial activity of pomegranate peel
  
International Journal of Food Science & Technology
45(2): 216-222
Keyrouz R, Abasq M L, Le Bourvellec C, Blanc N,
  
phenolic contents, radical scavenging and cyclic
     Food
Chemistry 126(3): 831-836
Mathabe M C, Nikolova R V, Lall N & Nyazema N
Z (2006). Antibacterial activities of medicinal
plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea in
Limpopo Province, South Africa. Journal of
Ethnopharmacology 105(1): 286-293
Melendez P A & Capriles V A (2006). Antibacterial
properties of tropical plants from Puerto Rico.
Phytomedicine 13(4): 272-276

antibacterial activities of Punica granatum peel
Journal of Food Science 68(4): 1473-1477


alternifolia and Eremophila duttonii, in food
homogenates and milk. Food Control 18(5): 387-390
          
    
    The
Journal of Food 39(6): 355-362
Eects of Alginate Based Coatings with Pomegranate Peel Extract on the Microbial Quality of Mackerel Fillets, Öztürk et al
Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi – Journal of Agricultural Sciences 24 (2018) 445-452452
Prashanth D, Asha M K & Amit A (2001). Antibacterial
activity of Punica granatum. Fitoterapia 72(2): 171-
173
      
   
potential active compounds against food spoilage
microorganisms. African Journal of Biotechnology
11(74): 13914-13921
  
of sodium alginate-based edible coating containing
       
refrigerated bream (Megalobrama amblycephala).
Food Control 22(3): 608-615
Wu J, Jahncke M L, Eifert J D, O’Keefe S F & Welbaum
     Punica granatum
     Galla chinensis)
  Vibrio parahaemolyticus and L.
monocytogenes      
Food Control 59: 695-699
... It also contains significant amounts of microelements. Strong apoptotic, antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-mutagenic effects have been observed for these substances (Seeram et al., 2005;Öztürk et al., 2018). Along with other polyphenolic components, pomegranate peel also has significant concentrations of flavonoids, catechins, ellagic acid, flavonones, flavones, and anthocyanidins (Naveena et al., 2008). ...
Article
Full-text available
The pomegranate plant is considered one of the medicinal herbs rich in antioxidants that can be used in aquaculture to support immunity and health. The objective of this investigation was to ascertain the impact of pomegranate peel (Punica granatum) extract (PPE) on growth performance, the intestinal bacteria count, total number of fungi and histological analysis of the grass carp. One hundred five fingerlings (11.04±0.22g) were distributed among 21 aquariums (60-L) in a completely randomized design (triplicated) and fed diets containing 0, 0.5, and 1% PPE for 70 days at a feeding rate of 3% body weight. A spectrophotometry assessment indicated for PPE that the total phenol content was 151.09 and 175.95 GAE/100 g, and flavonoid content was 36.04 and 42.89 RE/100 g, respectively. The results of the present work revealed that growth indicators (final weight, weight gain, specific growth rate (SGR), and feed conversion ratio (FCR)) increased (P<0.05) in the PPE group in comparison to the control group. PPE had an impact on the total count of aerobic bacteria or lactic acid bacteria (LAB), but the experimental treatments dramatically decreased the amount of enteric Gram-negative bacteria (P<0.05). The total fungi count showed a significant increase in all treated fish (P<0.05). Also, histological examination showed improvement and elongation of the villi, as well as an increase in goblet cells for the treatments supplemented with PPE. Therefore, it is recommended to use PPE (0.5%) as a diet additive for grass carp to improve their growth performance and health.
... There are some works on alginate and gelatin-based films and coatings containing fruit or plant or extracts due to advantages of its antimicrobial properties in seafood (Öztürk et al., 2018;Alparslan et al., 2019). However, studies on antibacterial effects of edible films and coatings prepared from fruit peels against the motile Aeromonas species from fish which cause diseases in fish have not been reported. ...
Article
Full-text available
The aim of this study is to determine the antimicrobial effects of extracts prepared from orange (Citrus sinensis L.), lemon (C. limon L.) and pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peels on motile Aeromonas species including Aeromonas hydrophila, A. caviae and A. allosaccharophila using disc diffusion and broth dilution techniques. In addition, the antibacterial effects of edible films and coatings prepared from orange, lemon and pomegranate peels on these bacteria were also investigated with the well agar diffusion technique in the current study. The essential oils (EOs) used in the study were obtained from the fruit peels by the distillation method. To test the antibacterial susceptibilities of essential oils, sterile discs were placed on the surface of the Petri dishes which were inoculated by bacteria. The dishes were incubated at 37 °C for 24 h. At the end of the incubation period, the zone diameters observed around the discs were measured. Florfenicol, flumequine and oxytetracycline were used as control antibiotics in the study. Antibacterial susceptibilities of fruit peels were also determined by broth dilution technique. The Minimum Inhibition Concentration (MIC) values of the fruit peels were found and the lowest concentration where turbidity which was not observed was accepted as MIC for that bacterial species. Carragenean, xanthan, starch and carop were used as matrix in the preparation of edible films and coatings. According to the results of the study, it was found that EO extract prepared from lemon peels was more effective on A. hydrophila, A. caviae and A. allosaccharophila than EO extracts prepared from pomegranate and orange peels in disc diffusion test. Also, it was found that edible films prepared from pomegranate peels had the most antibacterial effect on the three bacterial species.
... molitrix) fillet [143], beef sausage [138], bighead carp (A. nobilis) fillets [34], chicken burgers [133], minced shrimp meat [144], and mackerel fish (Scomber scombrus) fillet [141]. These findings clearly indicate that pomegranate peel and seed extract or powder have the potential to be used as natural preservatives in muscle food products. ...
Article
Full-text available
In recent years, considerable importance is given to the use of agrifood wastes as they contain several groups of substances that are useful for development of functional foods. As muscle foods are prone to lipid and protein oxidation and perishable in nature, the industry is in constant search of synthetic free additives that help in retarding the oxidation process, leading to the development of healthier and shelf stable products. The by-products or residues of pomegranate fruit (seeds, pomace, and peel) are reported to contain bioactive compounds, including phenolic and polyphenolic compounds, dietary fibre, complex polysaccharides, minerals, vitamins, etc. Such compounds extracted from the by-products of pomegranate can be used as functional ingredients or food additives to harness the antioxidant, antimicrobial potential, or as substitutes for fat, and protein in various muscle food products. Besides, these natural additives are reported to improve the quality, safety, and extend the shelf life of different types of food products, including meat and fish. Although studies on application of pomegranate by-products on various foods are available, their effect on the physicochemical, oxidative changes, microbial, colour stabilizing, sensory acceptability, and shelf life of muscle foods are not comprehensively discussed previously. In this review, we vividly discuss these issues, and highlight the benefits of pomegranate by-products and their phenolic composition on human health.
Article
Full-text available
The effects of methanolic pomegranate peel extract (MPPE) on the quality of gutted rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were examined periodically during 6 months of storage at–18°C. Fresh samples were dipped (ratio of fish to liquid, 1:2 [wt/vol]) in sterile water or in sterile water containing 1, 2, or 4% (wt/vol) MPPE and packed in low-density polyethylene pouches. The control and treated samples were analyzed monthly for microbiological, chemical, sensory, and textural characteristics. Microbial growth in samples was significantly reduced by MPPE treatment (P < 0.05). Smaller increases in the values for total volatile base nitrogen, peroxide, and thiobarbituric acid–reactive substances and better oxidative stability were also obtained. Moreover, higher organoleptic scores were recorded. However, regarding the general acceptability, the highest score was achieved in the 1% MPPE group. Greater hardness and chewiness were obtained with 4% MPPE (P < 0.05). Therefore, dipping fish in MPPE can be considered an effective method to extend the shelf life and the overall quality of the product.
Article
Full-text available
Recently, natural products have been evaluated as sources of antimicrobial agents with efficacies against a variety of microorganisms. This study described the antibacterial and antifungal activities of pomegranate peel extract (rind), seed extract, juice and whole fruit on the selected bacteria and fungi. The peel extract has shown highest antimicrobial activity compared to other extracts. Among the selected bacterial and fungal cultures, the highest antibacterial activity was recorded against Staphylococcus aureus and among fungi high activity against Aspergillus niger was recorded.
Article
Full-text available
The present work was carried out to study the effect of vacuum packaging and pomegranate peel extract (PE) treatments on the quality of pacific white shrimp (Peneous vannamei) during refrigerated storage. Changes in pH, thiobarbituric acid (TBA), total volatile base nitrogen (TVB-N), trimethylamine (TMA), aerobic plate counts, psychrophilic, lactic acid bacteria and enterobacteriaceae counts, melanosis and sensory characteristics were investigated in up to 10 days of storage at 4 C. Microbial growth of vacuum packed and PE treated (1 or 2%) shrimps were retarded during storage time in comparison with the control group (P<0.05). Furthermore, use of PE in combination with vacuum packaging enhanced the antimicrobial effect of vacuum packaging against the bacterial populations. Vacuum packaging demonstrated a significant reduction in TVB-N, TMA and TBA content of shrimps during refrigerated storage. However, use of vacuum packaging and PE in combination did not significantly improve chemical parameters of the samples. Hence, vacuum packaging is considered as an effective method to extend the shelf-life of shrimp and, when combined with PE, can dramatically improve the overall likeness and microbial quality of the product.
Article
Full-text available
Antimicrobial activities of six potential active compounds (acetic acid, chitosan, catechin, gallic acid, lysozyme, and nisin) at the concentration of 500 g/ml against the growth of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria innocua, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae were determined. Lysozyme showed the highest antimicrobial activity against L. innocua and S. cerevisiae with an inhibition zone of 19.75 and 17.37 mm, respectively. Catechin was strongly active against E. coli, L. innocua, and S. aureus with 15.37, 19.38, and 17.00 mm of inhibition zone diameter, respectively. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of catechin for E. coli and for S. aureus was the same at 640 g/ml, while the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) values were 640 and 1,280 g/ml, respectively. The MIC and MBC values of lysozyme for L. innocua were 160 and 640 g/ml, respectively. S. cerevisiae was the most susceptible microorganism to lysozyme among others, since both its MIC and MBC were the lowest (2.5 g/ml). However, catechin and lysozyme were combined in equal amounts; all tested microorganisms were effectively inhibited as indicated by both qualitative and quantitative antimicrobial activities. This study thus revealed the potential application of some active compounds such as catechin and lysozyme for their usage in food products.
Article
Full-text available
Natural antimicrobials are being more and more considered as alternative approach for controlling growth of microorganisms in food. The objective of this study was to evaluate the pomegranate extract’s (PE) potential to be used as a natural preservative in ready to eat meats. Listeria monocytogenes was the main target. In a preliminary assessment with the disk diffusion method PE showed inhibitory effect against all five tested species, in the following order of increasing sensitivity: L. monocytogenes, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. No viable cells of L. monocytogenes were detected after incubation in BHI broth in presence of 7.5% v/v of the liquid PE (or 24.7 mg dry PE/ml). This concentration was considered as the Minimal Bactericidal Concentration (MBC) of the tested PE. Two pure components commonly found in PE, namely gallic and ellagic acids were also tested in BHI broth, however they did not show considerable inhibition of L. monocytogenes. PE in a concentration equal to the measured MBC was tested against L. monocytogenes in meat paté at different temperatures. At 4 °C during 46 days the extract inhibited the growth in meat paté by 4.1 log CFU/g compared to the control, which had reached log 9.2 CFU/g already on the 18th day. Inhibition was less pronounced at higher temperatures. The results indicate that the PE has a potential to be used as a natural preservative in meat products. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Article
Full-text available
zet: Gıda endüstrisinde enzimatik ve bakteriyel bozulmanın geciktirilmesi ile gıda güvenliğinin sağlanması için farklı muhafaza ve ambalaj teknikleri kullanılmaktadır. Bu konudaki önemli gelişmelerden birisi olan yenilebilir film ve kaplamalar; gıdaları korumak, raf ömürlerini uzat-mak amacıyla bir gıdanın yüzeyi üzerinde oluşturulmuş ince tabakalı, gıdayla birlikte yenile-bilen, sentetik olmayıp doğal kaynaklardan elde edilen maddelerdir. Yenilebilir filmlerle kap-lanmış gıda ürünlerinde, özellikle et ürünlerinde yağ oksidasyonunun engellenmesi, suyun yanı sıra aroma bileşikleri, pigmentler, kararma tepkimelerini durduran iyonlar ve vitaminler gibi maddelerin ürünlerin içinde tutulması bu filmleri popüler hale getirmiştir. En önemlisi yenile-bilir film ve kaplamalar, plastiklerle yapılan gıda ambalajlamasının ciddi bir sorunu olan kan-serojen riskini taşımamakta ve atık sorunu da oluşturmamaktadır. Yenilebilir filmler uygun şe-kilde hazırlandığı takdirde fonksiyonel bir ambalajın sahip olabileceği tüm işlevleri yerine geti-rebilir. Yenilebilir filmlerin hazırlanmasında temelde hidrokolloidler (protein ve polisakkarit), lipidler ve kompozitlerden (hidrokolloid+lipid) yararlanılmaktadır. Yenilebilir protein filmleri ise bitkisel kökenli proteinler (mısır zeini, buğday gluteni, soya proteini, bezelye proteini, ayçi-çeği proteini, yer fıstığı proteini ve çiğit proteini gibi) ve hayvansal kökenli proteinler (keratin, kollajen, jelatin, balık miyofibriler proteini, yumurta beyazı proteini, kazein ve peynir altı suyu proteini gibi) olarak iki gruba ayrılmaktadır. Yenilebilir protein filmleri çeşitli protein kaynak-larından saflaştırılan izolat veya konsantre protein ürünlerinden oluşturulduğu gibi, işleme pro-seslerinden açığa çıkan atıkların değerlendirilmesiyle de üretilebilmektedir. Bu derlemenin amacı öncelikle en çok kullanılan protein filmleri hakkında bilgi vermek ve su ürünlerini oluş-turan temel proteinlerden direkt olarak veya işleme atıklarındaki suda çözünen proteinlerden hazırlanan filmlerin yine su ürünlerine uygulanarak atık sorunun iki yönden de azaltılmasıyla birlikte daha güvenli gıdaların üretilebileceği konusunu gündeme getirmektir.
Article
Full-text available
The antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of pomegranate peel and seed extract was investigated. Pomegranate peel extract (PE) showed excellent antioxidant activity while the seed extract (PS) did not have any significant activity. The IC50 value of PE for 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging was 4.9 μg mL–1 while that of Butylated hydroxy toluene was 21.2 μg mL–1, indicating that it was a stronger antioxidant. The efficacy of PE in scavenging hydroxyl and superoxide anion radical was also very high. It also had good reducing power and iron chelation capacity. PE showed good antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus having minimum inhibitory concentration of 0.01%. Pseudomonas could be inhibited at a higher concentration of 0.1% while it was ineffective against Escherichia coli and S. typhimurium. Addition of PE to popular chicken meat products enhanced its shelf life by 2–3 weeks during chilled storage. PE was also effective in controlling oxidative rancidity in these chicken products.
Article
The aim of this work were to determine the polyphenolic profile and the antibacterial properties of pomegranate peel flour (PPF), in view to its application in the food industry as potential antimicrobial “natural” agent. For thus, the antibacterial properties of PPF were tested against: Listeria monocytogenes, Listeria innocua, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli and Salmonella sp. bacterial strains. The polyphenolic profile was determined by HPLC. The Total Phenolic and Total Flavonoid content were also determined. The HPLC analysis of the PPF, showed a total of eight phenolic compounds. Punicagalin was the main component found in PPF (16.67 mg/g) followed by ellagic acid (0.15 mg/g). PPF had antibacterial activity against all bacteria tested with minimal inhibitory concentrations comprised between 20 and 50 mg/mL. The antimicrobial activity was in a decreasing order: Salmonella sp = E. coli = S. aureus = L. monocytogenes > P. aeruginosa > L. innocua. The antibacterial properties of pomegranate peel flour suggested that it is a promising antibacterial agent.
Article
a b s t r a c t The role of polyphenols as antioxidants in our daily nutrition has been extensively investigated, but infor-mation on composition of tannins from marine sources on nutrient utilisation is limited. This study will be focused on the determination of the polyphenol quantities in brown seaweeds from Brittany coast in France; the extracts were delivered from algae centre for valorisation (CEVA), and the fidelity of the method was examined intraday and interlaboratories. The seaweed's extracts are divided into three cat-egories: Fucus Vesiculosus, Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus Serratus. Consequently, the total polyphenol contents (TPC) of these extracts will be measured using Folin–Glombitza spectrophotometric method. Thereafter, the antioxidant properties of these polyphenols were determined using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging. All polyphenols extracted were tested using cyclic voltam-metry (CV) in aprotic media. The CV is realised to compare the results from spectroscopic method and to electrochemically characterise the seaweed's polyphenols.
Article
Pomegranate peels were powdered and extracted with ethyl acetate, acetone, methanol (MeOH), and water for 1 h each at room temperature. Radical-scavenging activity of dried ethyl acetate, acetone, MeOH, and water extracts of pomegranate peels were compared with butylated hydroxyanisole at 5, 10, 25, and 50 ppm by high-performance liquid chromatography method using 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl. MeOH extract exhibited stronger radical-scavenging effect than others. MeOH extract showed marked reducing power in potassium ferricyanide reduction method. Antibacterial activity of acetone, MeOH, and water extracts was evaluated by pour plate method against a few Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Acetone extract showed the highest antibacterial activity, followed by MeOH and water extract.