Incorporation of garlic (Allium sativum) essential oil into cellulose acetate films: effect on the preservation of sliced cooked ham
Márcia Teixeira Bittencourt,
Clara Suprani Marques,
Tarsila Rodrigues Arruda
et al.
Abstract:Garlic essential oil (GEO) has been recognized as a natural antimicrobial agent with a broad spectrum of action that can be associated with polymeric sustainable matrices to provide active packaging capable of improving the preservation of ready‐to‐eat (RTE) meat products. In this sense, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of cellulose acetate (CA) films incorporated with GEO on the growth of spoilage microbial groups (psychrotrophic and lactic acid bacteria) and physicochemical characteristics (pH,… Show more
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