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An Appraisal of Novel Technologies for Microbial Inactivation in Food

Received: 16 February 2023    Accepted: 13 March 2023    Published: 5 August 2023
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Abstract

An evolving array of technologies is currently in place to satisfy consumer’s demand for fresh, safe and healthy foods that are free from harmful microorganisms and devoid of chemical preservatives. These processes make the food retain its nutritional and organoleptic characteristics while prolonging its shelf life. Health issues have also necessitated consumers concern about the microbial quality of processed foods. Maintaining product quality remains the goal of food manufacturers. Thermal processes such as pasteurization and sterilization exposes food to high temperature, this inactivates microorganisms present and prolong the shelf life of the food but could result in the loss of nutritional, textural and organoleptic characteristics of food. Some of the novel thermal and non-thermal technologies used for microbial inactivation in foods such as radio frequency heating, ohmic heating, microwave heating, infrared heating, high pressure processing, pulsed electric field, pulsed light, ultrasound, ozone, cold plasma, irradiation are discussed. Irrespective of the high capital cost (of some techniques like HPP, PEF), they have been shown to render food free of pathogens and spoilage organisms and improve shelf life and texture of foods. Most of these novel technologies are resistant to spores inactivation; thus finding applications as hurdles when used with conventional preservation methods, especially at ambient or moderately elevated temperatures and short treatment times to increase its effectiveness.

Published in World Journal of Food Science and Technology (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.wjfst.20230703.13
Page(s) 57-66
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Keywords

Food Safety, Food Quality, Microbial Inactivation, Non-Thermal Technologies, Shelf Life

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      author = {Animashaun Oluwatoyin Habibat and Stephen Oyedele Fapohunda},
      title = {An Appraisal of Novel Technologies for Microbial Inactivation in Food},
      journal = {World Journal of Food Science and Technology},
      volume = {7},
      number = {3},
      pages = {57-66},
      doi = {10.11648/j.wjfst.20230703.13},
      url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjfst.20230703.13},
      eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.wjfst.20230703.13},
      abstract = {An evolving array of technologies is currently in place to satisfy consumer’s demand for fresh, safe and healthy foods that are free from harmful microorganisms and devoid of chemical preservatives. These processes make the food retain its nutritional and organoleptic characteristics while prolonging its shelf life. Health issues have also necessitated consumers concern about the microbial quality of processed foods. Maintaining product quality remains the goal of food manufacturers. Thermal processes such as pasteurization and sterilization exposes food to high temperature, this inactivates microorganisms present and prolong the shelf life of the food but could result in the loss of nutritional, textural and organoleptic characteristics of food. Some of the novel thermal and non-thermal technologies used for microbial inactivation in foods such as radio frequency heating, ohmic heating, microwave heating, infrared heating, high pressure processing, pulsed electric field, pulsed light, ultrasound, ozone, cold plasma, irradiation are discussed. Irrespective of the high capital cost (of some techniques like HPP, PEF), they have been shown to render food free of pathogens and spoilage organisms and improve shelf life and texture of foods. Most of these novel technologies are resistant to spores inactivation; thus finding applications as hurdles when used with conventional preservation methods, especially at ambient or moderately elevated temperatures and short treatment times to increase its effectiveness.},
     year = {2023}
    }
    

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    T1  - An Appraisal of Novel Technologies for Microbial Inactivation in Food
    AU  - Animashaun Oluwatoyin Habibat
    AU  - Stephen Oyedele Fapohunda
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    DO  - 10.11648/j.wjfst.20230703.13
    T2  - World Journal of Food Science and Technology
    JF  - World Journal of Food Science and Technology
    JO  - World Journal of Food Science and Technology
    SP  - 57
    EP  - 66
    PB  - Science Publishing Group
    SN  - 2637-6024
    UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjfst.20230703.13
    AB  - An evolving array of technologies is currently in place to satisfy consumer’s demand for fresh, safe and healthy foods that are free from harmful microorganisms and devoid of chemical preservatives. These processes make the food retain its nutritional and organoleptic characteristics while prolonging its shelf life. Health issues have also necessitated consumers concern about the microbial quality of processed foods. Maintaining product quality remains the goal of food manufacturers. Thermal processes such as pasteurization and sterilization exposes food to high temperature, this inactivates microorganisms present and prolong the shelf life of the food but could result in the loss of nutritional, textural and organoleptic characteristics of food. Some of the novel thermal and non-thermal technologies used for microbial inactivation in foods such as radio frequency heating, ohmic heating, microwave heating, infrared heating, high pressure processing, pulsed electric field, pulsed light, ultrasound, ozone, cold plasma, irradiation are discussed. Irrespective of the high capital cost (of some techniques like HPP, PEF), they have been shown to render food free of pathogens and spoilage organisms and improve shelf life and texture of foods. Most of these novel technologies are resistant to spores inactivation; thus finding applications as hurdles when used with conventional preservation methods, especially at ambient or moderately elevated temperatures and short treatment times to increase its effectiveness.
    VL  - 7
    IS  - 3
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  • Department of Microbiology, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Nigeria

  • Department of Microbiology, Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Nigeria

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