Strategies to reduce microbial risk and improve quality of fresh andprocessed strawberries: A review
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Author
Lafarga, Tomás
Colás-Medà, Pilar
Abadías, Maribel
Aguiló-Aguayo, Ingrid
Bobo, Gloria
Viñas, Inmaculada
Publication date
2019-01-03ISSN
1466-8564
Abstract
Strawberries are one of the most important fruits in the Mediterranean diet and have been widely investigated for their nutritional and nutraceutical properties. Concern about the safety of fresh and processed strawberries has increased in recent years due to the emergence of several outbreaks of foodborne pathogens linked to their consumption. The use of chlorine as a disinfectant has been identified as a concern due to public health issues and limited efficacy at removing contamination, and preventing cross-contamination. This has led to the development of novel alternatives to chlorine disinfection and thermal treatments, which include, among others, the use of organic acids, high pressure processing, intense pulsed light, or pulsed electric fields. These technologies do not generally affect the nutritional and organoleptic properties of the product and some of these have been reported to stimulate the production of valuable compounds in strawberries and to improve their overall quality.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
663/664 - Food and nutrition. Enology. Oils. Fat
Pages
53
Publisher
Elsevier
Is part of
Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies
Citation
Lafarga, Tomás, Pilar Colás-Medà, Maribel Abadías, Ingrid Aguiló-Aguayo, Gloria Bobo, and Inmaculada Viñas. 2019. "Strategies To Reduce Microbial Risk And Improve Quality Of Fresh And Processed Strawberries: A Review". Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies 52: 197-212. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.ifset.2018.12.012.
Grant agreement number
MINECO/Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/AGL2016-78086-R/ES/ESTRATEGIAS DE MITIGACION DE LOS PROBLEMAS ASOCIADOS A PATOGENOS DE TRANSMISION ALIMENTARIA PARA MEJORAR LA CALIDAD E INOCUIDAD DE FRESAS CONGELADAS Y LISTAS PARA EL CONSUMO/FRESAFE
MINECO/Programa Estatal de Promoción del Talento y su Empleabilidad en I+D+I/FJCI-2016-29541/ES/ /
MINECO/Programa Estatal de Promoción del Talento y su Empleabilidad en I+D+I/RYC-2016-19949/ES/ /
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Postcollita
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