Fresh-Cut Pineapple as a New Carrier of Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria
Joint Authors
Amodio, Maria Luisa
Massa, Salvatore
de Chiara, Maria Lucia Valeria
Capozzi, Vittorio
Spano, Giuseppe
Arena, Mattia Pia
Vernile, Anna
Russo, Pasquale
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Due to the increasing interest for healthy foods, the feasibility of using fresh-cut fruits to vehicle probiotic microorganisms is arising scientific interest.
With this aim, the survival of probiotic lactic acid bacteria, belonging to Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus fermentum species, was monitored on artificially inoculated pineapple pieces throughout storage.
The main nutritional, physicochemical, and sensorial parameters of minimally processed pineapples were monitored.
Finally, probiotic Lactobacillus were further investigated for their antagonistic effect against Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli O157:H7 on pineapple plugs.
Our results show that at eight days of storage, the concentration of L.
plantarum and L.
fermentum on pineapples pieces ranged between 7.3 and 6.3 log cfu g−1, respectively, without affecting the final quality of the fresh-cut pineapple.
The antagonistic assays indicated that L.
plantarum was able to inhibit the growth of both pathogens, while L.
fermentum was effective only against L.
monocytogenes.
This study suggests that both L.
plantarum and L.
fermentum could be successfully applied during processing of fresh-cut pineapples, contributing at the same time to inducing a protective effect against relevant foodborne pathogens.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Russo, Pasquale& de Chiara, Maria Lucia Valeria& Vernile, Anna& Amodio, Maria Luisa& Arena, Mattia Pia& Capozzi, Vittorio…[et al.]. 2014. Fresh-Cut Pineapple as a New Carrier of Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Russo, Pasquale…[et al.]. Fresh-Cut Pineapple as a New Carrier of Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Russo, Pasquale& de Chiara, Maria Lucia Valeria& Vernile, Anna& Amodio, Maria Luisa& Arena, Mattia Pia& Capozzi, Vittorio…[et al.]. Fresh-Cut Pineapple as a New Carrier of Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462342
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462342