Throughout history, the meat industry has utilized nonmeat ingredients to extend or aid in the shelf-life of products. The classic use of salt and/or nitrites to control and limit microbiological growth and to provide flavor stability during storage has provided needed “insurance” for meat product shelf-life. Currently, consumers’ concern for food safety continues to make methods of extending m...

This study performed physical, chemical, and microbiological analyses to determine the best formulation shelf life of a new additive-free Mediterranean diet product. The spreadable creamed product was formulated with roasted peanut (32%) hazelnut mixed, sweetened dried grape (15%) sun-dried apricot (15%). Different storage temperatures as 25 oC, 35 45 oC were used for prediction accelerated she...

The quality and condition of perishable products delivered to the market and their subsequent selling prices are directly affected by the care taken during harvesting and handling. Mechanical injury, in fact, occurs at all stages, from pre-harvest operations through post-harvest handling, packing and transport to the market. The main implications of this damage are the reduction of the product’...

Aim of this work was to analyse some microbiological, chemico-physical and organoleptic parameters of sheep milk yogurt during and after its declared shelf-life. Five samples of a sheep's milk yogurt of the same lot, collected from a short supply chain ovine dairy farm of the Roman province, were analysed. Declared shelf-life of the product was 30 days. The products were examined at 2, 14, 30, ...

quality and safety. Extended shelf life refrigerated foods are foods that have received minimal processing or precooking and have an enhanced but limited shelf life; refrigeration is a key preservation measure. These foods include conventional products, such as luncheon meats and cured meats, as well as a new generation of partially processed refrigerated foods (NFPA, 1988) such as meat, seafoo...

Improving food quality is one the major issues for the food processing industry. Since food produced from fish spoils quickly, it obviously cannot be kept for an extended time. The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of sodium polyphosphate and smoking on the shelf life of fish sausage that was produced from Capoeta umbla and stored at 4±1°C. Therefore, we designed four groups...

The aim of the work was to determine the shelf-life and the microbiological quality of minced meat packaged in modified atmosphere (MAP, 20% O2, 5% CO2, 75% N2). Changes in the microflora and in the chemical characteristics were monitored for a total period of 10 days. Different samples of minced pork meat and of minced mixed pork and beef meat (50% w/w) were packaged and stored at +1-2ÆC. The ...

the effects of grape pomace extract (0, 2 and 4%) on quality and shelf life of silver carp ( hypophthalmicthys molitrix ) fillets during chill storage (4°c) were investigated. the control and the treated fillets were analyzed periodically for microbiological (tvc and ptc), chemical (tvb-n), and sensory characteristics. the results showed that grape pomace-treated samples have lower tvb-n (24.2 ...

We estimated the shelf life of pasteurized Passiflora setacea pulp, by accelerated tests based on microbiological, nutritional, functional, and sensory variables. The pulp was using binomial 82 °C/20 s stored at 25, 35, 45 °C. quality evaluated beginning storage every two days, up to 12 days. Vitamin C, flavonoids, ORAC FRAP antioxidant activity, microbiological evaluations were carried out. On...

BACKGROUND Food spoilage is a process in which the quality parameters decrease and products are no longer edible. This is a cumulative effect of bacteria growth and their metabolite production, which is a factor limiting shelf life. Thus, the aim of the study was to evaluate whether microbiological growth models for total viable count (TVC) and Clostridium strain bacteria are reliable tools for...