Fabrication and characterization of basil essential oil microcapsule-enriched mayonnaise and its antimicrobial properties against Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium.

Nowadays, as consumers tend to avoid foods containing synthetic preservatives, technologically processed plant extracts can be a good alternative to these preservatives. In this study, previously obtained basil essential oil microcapsules (BEOM) were added to mayonnaise in order to produce a microbiologically safe product with improved physicochemical properties. Mayonnaises were prepared with 0%, 0.3%, 0.6%, and 0.9% BEOM replacement of the total oil content, called Mayo-Control, Mayo-0.3% BEOM, Mayo-0.6% BEOM, and Mayo-0.9% BEOM, respectively. Additionally, Mayo-SP containing ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid and potassium sorbate was prepared. The enriched mayonnaises displayed better antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli than Mayo-SP and Mayo-Control. Mayo-SP showed the best antimicrobial activity against Salmonella Typhimurium, followed by Mayo-0.9% BEOM. At the end of storage, Mayo-0.9% BEOM had the highest apparent viscosity, G', and G'' values due to its high content of gum molecules. Trans-2-heptanal, an oxidation product, was not identified in the enriched mayonnaises or Mayo-SP. Finally, BEOM were efficient in providing microbial safety of mayonnaise and also improved the product's oxidative stability, viscosity, and aroma.

The uniaxial and coaxial encapsulations of sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) concentrate by electrospinning and their in vitro bioaccessibility.

Sour cherry (Prunus cerasus L.) is rich in polyphenols which are known to be protective agents against several diseases. Polyphenols are highly sensitive against temperature, pH, oxygen, and light conditions, leading to low bioaccessibility. In this study, polyphenols of sour cherry concentrate (SCC) were encapsulated by uniaxial or coaxial electrospinning with gelatin or gelatin-lactalbumin. Results showed that phenolic acids had higher encapsulation efficiencies than anthocyanins. Encapsulation efficiencies were found as 89.7 and 91.3% in terms of phenolic acids and 70.3 and 77.8% in terms of flavonoids for the uniaxially electrospun samples with gelatin and gelatin-lactalbumin, respectively. The content of polyphenols in SCC decreased after intestinal tract whereas all electrospun samples showed improved bioaccessibility. According to in vitro digestion results, electrospinning encapsulation provided 8 times better protection of cyanidin-3-glucoside compared to the non-encapsulated SCC. Results showed that especially coaxial electrospinning encapsulation is an effective method for sour cherry polyphenols.