Spices as Sustainable Food Preservatives: A Comprehensive Review of Their Antimicrobial Potential [PDF]
Pharmaceuticals, 2023 Throughout history, spices have been employed for their pharmaceutical attributes and as a culinary enhancement. The food industry widely employs artificial preservatives to retard the deterioration induced by microbial proliferation, enzymatic processes,
Abdel Moneim E. Sulieman +7 more
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Alternative Enzyme Inhibition Assay for Safety Evaluation of Food Preservatives [PDF]
Life, 2023 While food additives are widely used in the modern food industry and generally are important in maintaining the ability to provide food for the increasing world population, the progress occurring in this field is much ahead of the evaluation of their ...
Elena N. Esimbekova +2 more
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Distinct Gut Microbiota Signatures in Mice Treated with Commonly Used Food Preservatives [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2021 Diet is one of the most important factors regulating and influencing the composition of our gut microbiome, but the specific effects of commonly used antimicrobial agents i.e., food preservatives present within foods, are not completely understood.
Ravinder Nagpal +2 more
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Potential synergistic effect of Alhagi graecorum ethanolic extract with two conventional food preservatives against some foodborne pathogens. [PDF]
Arch Microbiol, 2022 The present study aims to screen the anti-bacterial activity and synergistic interaction of A. graecorum Boiss. ethanolic extract with two food preservatives against five strains of foodborne bacteria.
Shaker AS, Marrez DA, Ali MA, Fathy HM.
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Antioxidants versus Food Antioxidant Additives and Food Preservatives [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2019 Natural and processed foods are fragile and can become unpalatable and/or rotten. The processed food industry uses preservatives to enable distribution, even to different continents, and to extend the useful life of their products.
Rafael Franco +2 more
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Comparative QSPR study of food preservatives using topological indices and regression models [PDF]
Scientific ReportsFood preservatives play a crucial role in extending the shelf life of food products. Understanding their physicochemical properties can help in designing more effective and safer preservatives.
K. B. Gayathri, S. Roy
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Heat-cured poly(methyl methacrylate) resin incorporated with different food preservatives as an anti-microbial denture base material [PDF]
Journal of Dental Sciences, 2021 Background/purpose: The colonization of microorganisms onto denture bases is one common problem that can contribute to oral diseases. Herein, three food preservatives, including zinc oxide, potassium sorbate, and sodium metabisulfite were introduced as ...
Montri Ratanajanchai +5 more
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Pregnant women’s knowledge, attitude, and practice toward food preservatives: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Sodium benzoate, a common food preservative, may harm fetuses, which could increase the safety concern for pregnant women, but the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of food preservatives’ impact on health among pregnant women is limited.
Shuai Yuan +4 more
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Food Preservatives and the Rising Tide of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Mechanisms, Controversies, and Emerging Innovations [PDF]
FoodsEarly-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC) is emerging as a significant global health concern, particularly among individuals under the age of 50. This alarming trend has coincided with an increase in the consumption of processed foods that often rely heavily
Alice N. Mafe, Dietrich Büsselberg
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Systematic evaluation of antimicrobial food preservatives on glucose metabolism and gut microbiota in healthy mice. [PDF]
NPJ Sci Food, 2022 Li P +7 more
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