Bacteriocin Slide
Bacteriocin Slide
Bacteriocin Slide
source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food
WHAT IS FOOD
PRESERVATION? TECHNIQUES
Food preservation Drying
usually involves Pasteurization
preventing the growth Refrigerator
of bacteria, fungi Freezing
(such as yeasts), or Salting
any other micro- Smoking
organisms (although Food additives .e.g. Bacteriocins
some methods work Irradiation
by introducing benign
bacteria or fungi to the
food), as well as
retarding the
oxidation of fats that
cause rancidity. Source: Yousef AE and Carolyn
Carlstrom C (2003)
WHAT IS USES OF BACTERIOCINS IN FOOD
BIOPRESERVATION? PRESERVATION
They are used to preserve the nutritive
Biopreservation is the
value of food and beverages over an
use of natural or extended shelf life.
controlled microbiato They are used by the food industry as a tool
as a way of to control undesirable bacteria in a food-
preserving food and grade and natural manner, which is likely
to be more acceptable to consumers.
extending its shelf
They are used for the acceleration of
life. cheddar cheese ripening.
Cell lysis of the bacteriocin starter culture is
advantageous for improved flavor
development.