Potential of thyme essential oil on arugula sanitization

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Autor(a) principal: Veloso,Roseli Jacobi
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Fronza,Nei, Vargas Júnior,Alvaro, Carvalho,Vânia Silva, Fujinawa,Miriam Fumiko, Silveira,Sheila Mello da
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Ciência e Agrotecnologia (Online)
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Resumo: ABSTRACT Essential oils from plants are an important alternative source of antimicrobial compounds against important pathogens for food safety. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial activity of thyme essential oil (Thymus vulgaris) and to apply it in the sanitization of minimally processed arugula (Eruca sativa), aiming to increase the safety and shelf life of arugula. The in vitro antibacterial activity of the essential oil was evaluated by disc diffusion assays and determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) against different foodborne pathogens. Thereafter, a “challenge test” was carried out to evaluate the antibacterial activity of the thyme essential oil (0.2%) on the sanitization of arugula inoculated with Escherichia coli (3 log CFU mL-1) compared to sodium hypochlorite (120 ppm of active chlorine). Afterwards, an experiment of applying the thyme essential oil (0.2%) as a sanitizing agent in minimally processed arugula was carried out to evaluate the vegetable shelf life compared to sodium hypochlorite (120 ppm of active chlorine). The arugula was stored at 8 °C for 7 days, and periodically, the number of aerobic mesophilic microorganisms, pH and titratable acidity were determined, and the color of the samples was evaluated. The thyme essential oil had strong antimicrobial activity in vitro against all species of bacteria tested. In the experiments in situ, the thyme essential oil (0.2%) and sodium hypochlorite (120 ppm of active chlorine) were not efficient in eliminating the inoculated E. coli from minimally processed arugula, and they did not result in an extension of the shelf life of the arugula in comparison to the control (p>0.05). However, the growth rate of the E. coli population over time on the arugula samples sanitized with the thyme essential oil (0.2%) was low, which indicates a positive effect of the essential oil, which may be optimized with future adjustments in the concentration and immersion time for the arugula sanitization.
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spelling Potential of thyme essential oil on arugula sanitizationPlant extractsvegetablesminimally processedconsumerABSTRACT Essential oils from plants are an important alternative source of antimicrobial compounds against important pathogens for food safety. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial activity of thyme essential oil (Thymus vulgaris) and to apply it in the sanitization of minimally processed arugula (Eruca sativa), aiming to increase the safety and shelf life of arugula. The in vitro antibacterial activity of the essential oil was evaluated by disc diffusion assays and determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) against different foodborne pathogens. Thereafter, a “challenge test” was carried out to evaluate the antibacterial activity of the thyme essential oil (0.2%) on the sanitization of arugula inoculated with Escherichia coli (3 log CFU mL-1) compared to sodium hypochlorite (120 ppm of active chlorine). Afterwards, an experiment of applying the thyme essential oil (0.2%) as a sanitizing agent in minimally processed arugula was carried out to evaluate the vegetable shelf life compared to sodium hypochlorite (120 ppm of active chlorine). The arugula was stored at 8 °C for 7 days, and periodically, the number of aerobic mesophilic microorganisms, pH and titratable acidity were determined, and the color of the samples was evaluated. The thyme essential oil had strong antimicrobial activity in vitro against all species of bacteria tested. In the experiments in situ, the thyme essential oil (0.2%) and sodium hypochlorite (120 ppm of active chlorine) were not efficient in eliminating the inoculated E. coli from minimally processed arugula, and they did not result in an extension of the shelf life of the arugula in comparison to the control (p>0.05). However, the growth rate of the E. coli population over time on the arugula samples sanitized with the thyme essential oil (0.2%) was low, which indicates a positive effect of the essential oil, which may be optimized with future adjustments in the concentration and immersion time for the arugula sanitization.Editora da UFLA2019-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542019000100240Ciência e Agrotecnologia v.43 2019reponame:Ciência e Agrotecnologia (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)instacron:UFLA10.1590/1413-7054201943006819info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessVeloso,Roseli JacobiFronza,NeiVargas Júnior,AlvaroCarvalho,Vânia SilvaFujinawa,Miriam FumikoSilveira,Sheila Mello daeng2020-01-17T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1413-70542019000100240Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/cagroPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||renpaiva@dbi.ufla.br|| editora@editora.ufla.br1981-18291413-7054opendoar:2022-11-22T16:31:39.377455Ciência e Agrotecnologia (Online) - Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)true
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Potential of thyme essential oil on arugula sanitization
title Potential of thyme essential oil on arugula sanitization
spellingShingle Potential of thyme essential oil on arugula sanitization
Veloso,Roseli Jacobi
Plant extracts
vegetables
minimally processed
consumer
title_short Potential of thyme essential oil on arugula sanitization
title_full Potential of thyme essential oil on arugula sanitization
title_fullStr Potential of thyme essential oil on arugula sanitization
title_full_unstemmed Potential of thyme essential oil on arugula sanitization
title_sort Potential of thyme essential oil on arugula sanitization
author Veloso,Roseli Jacobi
author_facet Veloso,Roseli Jacobi
Fronza,Nei
Vargas Júnior,Alvaro
Carvalho,Vânia Silva
Fujinawa,Miriam Fumiko
Silveira,Sheila Mello da
author_role author
author2 Fronza,Nei
Vargas Júnior,Alvaro
Carvalho,Vânia Silva
Fujinawa,Miriam Fumiko
Silveira,Sheila Mello da
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author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Veloso,Roseli Jacobi
Fronza,Nei
Vargas Júnior,Alvaro
Carvalho,Vânia Silva
Fujinawa,Miriam Fumiko
Silveira,Sheila Mello da
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Plant extracts
vegetables
minimally processed
consumer
topic Plant extracts
vegetables
minimally processed
consumer
description ABSTRACT Essential oils from plants are an important alternative source of antimicrobial compounds against important pathogens for food safety. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antimicrobial activity of thyme essential oil (Thymus vulgaris) and to apply it in the sanitization of minimally processed arugula (Eruca sativa), aiming to increase the safety and shelf life of arugula. The in vitro antibacterial activity of the essential oil was evaluated by disc diffusion assays and determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) against different foodborne pathogens. Thereafter, a “challenge test” was carried out to evaluate the antibacterial activity of the thyme essential oil (0.2%) on the sanitization of arugula inoculated with Escherichia coli (3 log CFU mL-1) compared to sodium hypochlorite (120 ppm of active chlorine). Afterwards, an experiment of applying the thyme essential oil (0.2%) as a sanitizing agent in minimally processed arugula was carried out to evaluate the vegetable shelf life compared to sodium hypochlorite (120 ppm of active chlorine). The arugula was stored at 8 °C for 7 days, and periodically, the number of aerobic mesophilic microorganisms, pH and titratable acidity were determined, and the color of the samples was evaluated. The thyme essential oil had strong antimicrobial activity in vitro against all species of bacteria tested. In the experiments in situ, the thyme essential oil (0.2%) and sodium hypochlorite (120 ppm of active chlorine) were not efficient in eliminating the inoculated E. coli from minimally processed arugula, and they did not result in an extension of the shelf life of the arugula in comparison to the control (p>0.05). However, the growth rate of the E. coli population over time on the arugula samples sanitized with the thyme essential oil (0.2%) was low, which indicates a positive effect of the essential oil, which may be optimized with future adjustments in the concentration and immersion time for the arugula sanitization.
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