Handbook of Natural Antimicrobials for Food Safety and Quality
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Elsevier Science & Technology
Published:19th Aug '16
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As natural additives are increasingly favoured over synthetic ones, this handbook focuses on new developments to enhance the quality, safety, applications, and effectiveness of natural antimicrobials in food.
Natural additives are increasingly favoured over synthetic ones as methods of ensuring food safety and long shelf-life. The antimicrobial properties of both plant-based antimicrobials such as essential oils and proteins such as bacteriocins are used in, for example, edible preservative films, in food packaging and in combination with synthetic preservatives for maximum efficacy. New developments in delivery technology such as nanoencapsulation also increase the potential of natural antimicrobials for widespread use in industry. Part one introduces the different types of natural antimicrobials for food applications. Part two covers methods of application, and part three looks at determining the effectiveness of natural antimicrobials in food. Part four focuses on enhancing quality and safety, and includes chapters on specific food products.
"...focuses on new developments to enhance the quality, safety, applications, and effectiveness of natural antimicrobials in food." --IFIS
ISBN: 9780081013991
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 590g
442 pages