“…Hence, these compounds could act as natural additives to food preservation and quality improvement, providing an alternative to synthetic antimicrobial and antioxidant use (Hygreeva et al, 2014; Karre et al, 2013; Oswell et al, 2018). Antibacterial effects of pomegranate peel extracts have been described in several studies (Sharayei et al, 2020; Singh et al, 2019), such as antimicrobial activities against Gram‐negative bacteria ( Escherichia coli , Enterobacter aerogenes and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ) and Gram‐positive bacteria ( Staphylococcus aureus , Listeria monocytogenes , Bacillus subtilis , Bacillus cereus and Enterococcus faecalis ), as well as against yeasts and fungi ( Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans , Fusarium oxysporum ) (Balaban, Koc, Sar, & Yesilcimen Akbas, 2021; Fawole et al, 2012; Malviya et al, 2014; Türkyılmaz et al, 2017). Besides, Bakkiyaraj et al (2013) and Balaban, Koc, Sar, and Akbas (2021) described pomegranate antibiofilm formation of S. aureus, E. coli, C. albicans, B. subtilis, B. cereus and E. faecalis .…”