Natural food preservation with ginger essential oil: Biological properties and delivery systems.
Food Res Int
; 173(Pt 1): 113221, 2023 Nov.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37803539
ABSTRACT
Recently, the increasing demand from consumers for preservative-free or naturally preserved foods has forced the food industry to turn to natural herbal and plant-derived preservatives rather than synthetic preservatives to produce safe foods. Essential oils derived from ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) are widely known for their putative health-promoting bioactivities, and this paper covers their extraction methods, chemical composition, and antibacterial and antioxidant activities. Especially, the paper reviews their potential applications in food preservation, including nanoemulsions, emulsions, solid particle encapsulation, and biodegradable food packaging films/coatings. The conclusion drawn is that ginger essential oil can be used not only for direct food preservation but also encapsulated using various delivery forms such as nanoemulsions, Pickering emulsions, and solid particle encapsulation to improve its release control ability. The film of encapsulated ginger essential oil has been proven to be superior to traditional methods in preserving foods such as bread, meat, fish, and fruit.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oils, Volatile
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Zingiber officinale
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Food Res Int
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article