TY - JOUR
T1 - Surface disinfection of tomatoes using the natural plant compound trans-cinnamaldehyde
AU - Smid, E.J.
AU - Hendriks, L.
AU - Boerrigter, H.A.M.
AU - Gorris, L.G.M.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Tomatoes are particularly vulnerable to microbial spoilage at calyces and wound sites on the fruit surface. Compared to the fruit surface, the calyx carries the major part of the microbial load, consisting of epiphytic bacteria and moulds. Disinfection of tomato fruits, as a means of extending quality shelf life, was studied using trans-cinnamaldehyde, a compound occurring naturally in plants. Treatment of tomatoes with an aqueous solution of 13 mM cinnamaldehyde reduced the number of bacteria and fungi by one order of magnitude within 10 and 30 min, respectively. With tomatoes that had been treated for 30 min with cinnamaldehyde, visible mould growth was delayed by seven days during storage under modified atmosphere conditions at 18°C.
AB - Tomatoes are particularly vulnerable to microbial spoilage at calyces and wound sites on the fruit surface. Compared to the fruit surface, the calyx carries the major part of the microbial load, consisting of epiphytic bacteria and moulds. Disinfection of tomato fruits, as a means of extending quality shelf life, was studied using trans-cinnamaldehyde, a compound occurring naturally in plants. Treatment of tomatoes with an aqueous solution of 13 mM cinnamaldehyde reduced the number of bacteria and fungi by one order of magnitude within 10 and 30 min, respectively. With tomatoes that had been treated for 30 min with cinnamaldehyde, visible mould growth was delayed by seven days during storage under modified atmosphere conditions at 18°C.
U2 - 10.1016/S0925-5214(96)00033-6
DO - 10.1016/S0925-5214(96)00033-6
M3 - Article
VL - 9
SP - 343
EP - 350
JO - Postharvest Biology and Technology
JF - Postharvest Biology and Technology
SN - 0925-5214
ER -