Campylobacter species are common bacterial pathogens associated with human gastroenteritis worldwide. The objectives of this study were to determine the minimum inhibitory (MIC) and minimum bactericidal (MBC) concentrations of allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) against 4 Campylobacter jejuni strains in Mueller-Hinton (MH) broth at 4, 21, 37 and 42°C and to screen the C. jejuni strains for their abilit...

Non-biodegradable plastics have been extensively used for food packaging due to their outstanding properties that preserve quality during transportation and shelf-life. The global awareness of plastic pollution has led the development environmentally friendly technologies such as biodegradable polymers, edible films coatings, active or smart packaging. However, petroleum-based polymers market s...

The work aimed to investigate the rheological properties and gelling process of selected film-forming solutions obtained based on hydrocolloids, such as sodium alginate, highly methylated pectin, soy protein isolate with addition pumpkin purée. It was found that both concentration hydrocolloid purée affected parameters. non-linear nature flow curves demonstrated, which allowed be described usin...

introduction: raisin is a principal traditional export product of iran and has a special position in the foreign trade of the country.during storage, the product turns sticky and hard due to exudates syrup and moisture loss. to solve this problem, the application of edible coating would be an appropriatesolution. edible coating may enhance the boundary layer resistance resulting to the enhanced...