Bio-Based Antimicrobial Agents to Improve Agricultural and Food Safety

Plant-Based Antimicrobials-Innovative Natural Food Preservatives

Author(s): Wenqing Xu * .

Pp: 283-352 (70)

DOI: 10.2174/9789815256239124010011

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

Plant-based antimicrobials have been intensively studied in response to consumers’ need to reduce the use of synthetic chemical antimicrobials, as well as the global antibiotic resistance crisis. Bioactive compounds extracted from plants exert potential antimicrobial activities. In this chapter, recent research on their antimicrobial activities against foodborne pathogens in planktonic or biofilm state, antimicrobial mechanisms, their applications and limitations in food were reviewed. Additionally, the delivery methods for plant-based antimicrobials, including multi-hurdle, nanoemulsions, and edible coating/film technologies, were summarized. Lastly, the future research needs on plant-based antimicrobials were discussed.


Keywords: Antimicrobial, Food preservation, Food safety, Plant-based.

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