Ultrasound and its combined application in the improvement of microbial and physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables: A review

The eating safety and high quality of fruits and vegetables have always been concerned by consumers, so require a safe, non-toxic, environment-friendly technology for their preservation. The application of ultrasound is a potential technology in the preservation of fruits and vegetables. This paper...

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Autores principales: Kai Fan, Jiaxin Wu, Libing Chen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:774083b79b9d45f28640c14ede2524532021-12-02T04:59:56ZUltrasound and its combined application in the improvement of microbial and physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables: A review1350-417710.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105838https://doaj.org/article/774083b79b9d45f28640c14ede2524532021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350417721003801https://doaj.org/toc/1350-4177The eating safety and high quality of fruits and vegetables have always been concerned by consumers, so require a safe, non-toxic, environment-friendly technology for their preservation. The application of ultrasound is a potential technology in the preservation of fruits and vegetables. This paper describes the ultrasound mechanism for inactivating microorganisms, with the cavitation phenomena of ultrasound being considered as a main effect. Effect of ultrasound on microorganisms of fruits and vegetables was discussed. Ultrasound alone and its combined treatments can be an effective method to inactivate the spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms on the surface of fruit and vegetables. Effect of ultrasound on physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables was reviewed. Ultrasound and its combined treatments reduced mass loss, decreased color change, maintained firmness, enhanced and inhibited enzyme activity as well as preserving nutritional components such as total phenolic, total flavonoids, anthocyanin, and ascorbic acid.Kai FanJiaxin WuLibing ChenElsevierarticleUltrasoundMicroorganismsQualityFruits and vegetablesChemistryQD1-999Acoustics. SoundQC221-246ENUltrasonics Sonochemistry, Vol 80, Iss , Pp 105838- (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Ultrasound
Microorganisms
Quality
Fruits and vegetables
Chemistry
QD1-999
Acoustics. Sound
QC221-246
spellingShingle Ultrasound
Microorganisms
Quality
Fruits and vegetables
Chemistry
QD1-999
Acoustics. Sound
QC221-246
Kai Fan
Jiaxin Wu
Libing Chen
Ultrasound and its combined application in the improvement of microbial and physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables: A review
description The eating safety and high quality of fruits and vegetables have always been concerned by consumers, so require a safe, non-toxic, environment-friendly technology for their preservation. The application of ultrasound is a potential technology in the preservation of fruits and vegetables. This paper describes the ultrasound mechanism for inactivating microorganisms, with the cavitation phenomena of ultrasound being considered as a main effect. Effect of ultrasound on microorganisms of fruits and vegetables was discussed. Ultrasound alone and its combined treatments can be an effective method to inactivate the spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms on the surface of fruit and vegetables. Effect of ultrasound on physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables was reviewed. Ultrasound and its combined treatments reduced mass loss, decreased color change, maintained firmness, enhanced and inhibited enzyme activity as well as preserving nutritional components such as total phenolic, total flavonoids, anthocyanin, and ascorbic acid.
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author Kai Fan
Jiaxin Wu
Libing Chen
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Jiaxin Wu
Libing Chen
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title Ultrasound and its combined application in the improvement of microbial and physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables: A review
title_short Ultrasound and its combined application in the improvement of microbial and physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables: A review
title_full Ultrasound and its combined application in the improvement of microbial and physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables: A review
title_fullStr Ultrasound and its combined application in the improvement of microbial and physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables: A review
title_full_unstemmed Ultrasound and its combined application in the improvement of microbial and physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables: A review
title_sort ultrasound and its combined application in the improvement of microbial and physicochemical quality of fruits and vegetables: a review
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/774083b79b9d45f28640c14ede252453
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