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- Title
Evaluation of the potential of functionalised calcium carbonate as carrier for essential oils with regard to antimicrobial packaging applications.
- Authors
Rüegg, Nadine; Beck, Barbara Maria; Monnard, Fabien Wilhelm; Hilty, Florentine Marianne; Wicht, Aurore; Schoelkopf, Joachim; Yildirim, Selçuk
- Abstract
Functionalised calcium carbonates (FCCs) are inorganic mineral‐based particles with a high porosity and extended surface area consisting of hydroxyapatite and calcium carbonate crystal structures. Therefore, FCCs have a high potential to be used as a carrier for active substances such as essential oils (EOs), which are well known for their antimicrobial activities, and control their release in antimicrobial packaging applications. In this study, different EOs were loaded on FCCs, and their antimicrobial activities were studied against Listeria innocua in in vitro tests and in food tests using sliced cooked chicken breast. FCCs loaded with thyme or oregano EO (10 wt%) showed the highest reduction in microbial load in in vitro tests at 37°C (≥8.6 log cfu/filter) as well as at 7°C after 6 days (≥7.0 log cfu/filter for thyme EO and 6.5 log cfu/filter for oregano EO). However, in food tests, FCC loaded with either EO did not show any significant antimicrobial activity. FCCs loaded with cinnamon or rosemary EO (10 wt%) did not show any significant antimicrobial activity in in vitro tests. On the other hand, they showed a significant reduction in microbial load (1.7 log cfu/g for cinnamon and 2 log cfu/g for rosemary) in food tests. Differences in antimicrobial activities in in vitro and food tests are probably due to the interaction of the components of the EOs and the components of the food such as fat and proteins.
- Subjects
CALCIUM carbonate; LISTERIA innocua; ESSENTIAL oils; FOOD testing; CRYSTAL structure; SURFACE area
- Publication
Packaging Technology & Science, 2020, Vol 33, Issue 8, p333
- ISSN
0894-3214
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pts.2508