Irradiação de agrião (Nasturtium oficinallis) minimamente processado: aspectos microbiológicos e sensoriais / Irradiation of watercress (Nasturtium officinale) minimally processed: microbiological and sensory aspects
AUTOR(ES)
Cecilia Geraldes Martins
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2004
RESUMO
Consumer attitudes towards foods have changed in the last two decades increasing requirements for freshlike products. Consequently less extreme treatments or additives are being required. Minimally processed foods have freshlike characteristics and satisfy this new consumer demand. Besides freshness, the minimally processing also provide convenience required by the market. Salad vegetables can be source of pathogen such as Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7and Listeria monocytogenes. The minimally processing does not reduce the levels of pathogenic microorganisms to safe levels. Therefore, this study was carried out in order to improve the microbiological safety and the shelf-life of minimally processed vegetables using gamma radiation. Minimally processed watercress inoculated with a cocktail of Salmonella spp was exposed to 0.0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0, 1.2 and 1.5 kGy. D10 values for Salmonella spp inoculated in watercress varied from 0.29 to 0.43 kGy. Samples of watercress exposed of 1, 3 e 4 kGy and non-irradiated sample, stored at 7°C, were submitted to sensory evaluation and their shelf-life was determined. All samples were accepted by members of sensory panel. The shelf-life of sample irradiated with 1 kGy was 16 days (one and half day more than shelf-life of non-irradiated sample) and samples exposed to 3 and 4 kGy presented shelf-life of 9 and o days, respectively.
ASSUNTO(S)
vida-de-prateleira watercress agrião food microbiology salmonella spp. food irradiation microbiologia de alimentos esterilização de alimentos salmonella spp. irradiação de alimentos shelf-life
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