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Zero-Waste Approach Applied to Pomegranates for Prolonging Fish Burger Shelf Life
In this study, the possibility of using whole pomegranate (juice, peel and seeds) according to the zero-waste approach, to prolong fresh fish shelf life, was evaluated. A preliminary antimicrobial in vitro test was carried out with peel and seeds as ground and re-ground powders. Then, the entire fru...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871030/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35206027 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11040551 |
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author | Panza, Olimpia Conte, Amalia Del Nobile, Matteo Alessandro |
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description | In this study, the possibility of using whole pomegranate (juice, peel and seeds) according to the zero-waste approach, to prolong fresh fish shelf life, was evaluated. A preliminary antimicrobial in vitro test was carried out with peel and seeds as ground and re-ground powders. Then, the entire fruit, in the right proportions of juice and relative by-products as ground or re-ground powders, was added to fresh fish burger formulation to extend its shelf life. To this aim, a shelf-life test was performed on fortified fish products stored at 4 °C. Control samples were also tested for comparison. Specifically, the pH and microbiological and sensory quality of all the fish burgers were monitored during refrigerated storage for about 1 month. The results from the in vitro test clearly indicate that the peel is abundantly more effective than seeds on selected spoilage bacteria and that the ground peel powder is slightly more antimicrobial than the same re-ground powder. Results from the shelf-life test assessed that the control sample became unacceptable within a few days (about 3 days), while the samples with pomegranate juice and by-products maintained microbial stability for a longer time (2 or 3 weeks) (p < 0.05). The main microbiological problems are the proliferations of mesophilic and psychrotrophic bacteria, Pseudomonas spp. and Shewanella. The addition of pomegranate to the formulation allowed the fish spoilage to be controlled by at least 2 or 3 log cycles. In agreement with findings from the in vitro test, the best results from the microbiological point of view were found in fish burgers with juice, peel and seed ground powders. Furthermore, the addition of pomegranate was also appreciated from the sensorial point of view. In fact, products with pomegranate were prized for about 3 weeks for color, odor, appearance and texture of both raw and cooked products. Therefore, the current study reveals that the incorporation of the entire pomegranate, added in all parts according to the zero-waste concept, could promote a significant shelf-life extension of fish burgers, mainly due to the bioactive compounds present in fruit by-products, without changing the sensory quality. |
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spelling | pubmed-88710302022-02-25 Zero-Waste Approach Applied to Pomegranates for Prolonging Fish Burger Shelf Life Panza, Olimpia Conte, Amalia Del Nobile, Matteo Alessandro Foods Article In this study, the possibility of using whole pomegranate (juice, peel and seeds) according to the zero-waste approach, to prolong fresh fish shelf life, was evaluated. A preliminary antimicrobial in vitro test was carried out with peel and seeds as ground and re-ground powders. Then, the entire fruit, in the right proportions of juice and relative by-products as ground or re-ground powders, was added to fresh fish burger formulation to extend its shelf life. To this aim, a shelf-life test was performed on fortified fish products stored at 4 °C. Control samples were also tested for comparison. Specifically, the pH and microbiological and sensory quality of all the fish burgers were monitored during refrigerated storage for about 1 month. The results from the in vitro test clearly indicate that the peel is abundantly more effective than seeds on selected spoilage bacteria and that the ground peel powder is slightly more antimicrobial than the same re-ground powder. Results from the shelf-life test assessed that the control sample became unacceptable within a few days (about 3 days), while the samples with pomegranate juice and by-products maintained microbial stability for a longer time (2 or 3 weeks) (p < 0.05). The main microbiological problems are the proliferations of mesophilic and psychrotrophic bacteria, Pseudomonas spp. and Shewanella. The addition of pomegranate to the formulation allowed the fish spoilage to be controlled by at least 2 or 3 log cycles. In agreement with findings from the in vitro test, the best results from the microbiological point of view were found in fish burgers with juice, peel and seed ground powders. Furthermore, the addition of pomegranate was also appreciated from the sensorial point of view. In fact, products with pomegranate were prized for about 3 weeks for color, odor, appearance and texture of both raw and cooked products. Therefore, the current study reveals that the incorporation of the entire pomegranate, added in all parts according to the zero-waste concept, could promote a significant shelf-life extension of fish burgers, mainly due to the bioactive compounds present in fruit by-products, without changing the sensory quality. MDPI 2022-02-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8871030/ /pubmed/35206027 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11040551 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Panza, Olimpia Conte, Amalia Del Nobile, Matteo Alessandro Zero-Waste Approach Applied to Pomegranates for Prolonging Fish Burger Shelf Life |
title | Zero-Waste Approach Applied to Pomegranates for Prolonging Fish Burger Shelf Life |
title_full | Zero-Waste Approach Applied to Pomegranates for Prolonging Fish Burger Shelf Life |
title_fullStr | Zero-Waste Approach Applied to Pomegranates for Prolonging Fish Burger Shelf Life |
title_full_unstemmed | Zero-Waste Approach Applied to Pomegranates for Prolonging Fish Burger Shelf Life |
title_short | Zero-Waste Approach Applied to Pomegranates for Prolonging Fish Burger Shelf Life |
title_sort | zero-waste approach applied to pomegranates for prolonging fish burger shelf life |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8871030/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35206027 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods11040551 |
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