Short Communication: Preservation effect of Javanese turmeric and red ginger essential oils on coated frozen patin fillets

Cardamom, Ginger and Turmeric

Applications of Essential Oils in Food Preservation

Many food products are perishable by nature and require protection from spoilage during their preparation, storage and distribution to give them desired shelf-life. Because food products are now often sold in areas of the world far distant from their production sites, the need for extended safe shelf-life for these products has also expanded. Currently, there is a strong debate about the safety...

Effect of Different Levels of Turmeric and Rosemary Essential Oils on Performance and Oxidative Stability of Broiler Meat

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of turmeric (TEO) and rosemary (REO) essential oils on growth performance and oxidative stability of broiler meat. Five hundred forty day-old chickens (Cobb 500) were randomly allotted to a 3 × 3 factorial arrangement with three levels of turmeric essential oil (T1=0, T2=75 and T3=150 mg/kg) and three levels of...

Effect of Plant Essential Oils on Ralstonia solanacearum Race 4 and Bacterial Wilt of Edible Ginger

Mathews L. Paret, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences (PEPS), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu 96822; Roxana Cabos, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, Hilo, HI 96720; B. A. Kratky, Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa; and Anne M. Alvarez, PEPS, ...

Quality Attributes of Ginger and Cinnamon Essential Oils from Madagascar

Over 28,200 tonnes (t) of essential oils are produced worldwide every year at an estimated value of $18 billion, of which China contributes about 16,600 t. African countries collectively contribute less than 1% of global production. One of the major factors limiting increased trade and market penetration of African essential oils has been the lack of quality standards, inability to consistently...