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Ding H, Wang T, Zhang Y, Guo C, Shi K, Kurtovic I, Yuan Y, Yue T. Efficacy, kinetics, inactivation mechanism and application of cold plasma in inactivating Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris spores. Int J Food Microbiol 2024; 423:110830. [PMID: 39047618 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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As spores of Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris can survive traditional pasteurization, this organism has been suggested as a target bacterium in the fruit juice industry. This study aimed to investigate the inactivation effect of cold plasma on A. acidoterrestris spores and the mechanism behind the inactivation. The inactivation effect was detected by the plate count method and described by kinetic models. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the detection of dipicolinic acid (DPA) release and heat resistance detection, the detection and scavenging experiment of reactive species, and cryo-scanning electron microscopy were used to explore the mechanism of cold plasma inactivation of A. acidoterrestris. The results showed that cold plasma can effectively inactivate A. acidoterrestris spores in saline with a 3.0 ± 0.3 and 4.4 ± 0.8 log reduction in CFU/mL, for 9 and 18 min, respectively. The higher the voltage and the longer the treatment time, the stronger the overall inactivation effect. However, a lower gas flow rate may increase the probability of spore contact with reactive species, resulting in better inactivation results. The biphasic model fits the survival curves better than the Weibull model. SEM and TEM revealed that cold plasma treatment can cause varying degrees of damage to the morphology and structure of A. acidoterrestris spores, with at least 50 % sustaining severe morphological and structural damage. The DPA release and heat resistance detection showed that A. acidoterrestris spores did not germinate but died directly during the cold plasma treatment. 1O2 plays the most important role in the inactivation, while O3, H2O2 and NO3- may also be responsible for inactivation. Cold plasma treatment for 1 min reduced A. acidoterrestris spores in apple juice by 0.4 ± 0.0 log, comparable to a 12-min heat treatment at 95 °C. However, as the treatment time increased, the survival curve exhibited a significant tailing phenomenon, which was most likely caused by the various compounds in apple juice that can react with reactive species and exert a physical shielding effect on spores. Higher input power and higher gas flow rate resulted in more complete inactivation of A. acidoterrestris spores in apple juice. What's more, the high inactivation efficiency in saline indicates the cold plasma device provides a promising alternative for controlling A. acidoterrestris spores during apple washing. Overall, our study provides adequate data support and a theoretical basis for using cold plasma to inactivate A. acidoterrestris spores in the food industry.
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- Hao Ding
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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Vale M, Marques AC. Mechanistic Study of the Formation of Multicomponent Oxide Porous Microspheres (MICROSCAFS ®) by Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscopy. Gels 2023; 9:704. [PMID: 37754386 PMCID: PMC10529508 DOI: 10.3390/gels9090704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Multicomponent oxide microspheres with interconnected macroporosity (MICROSCAFS®) are new materials with great potential as support materials for photocatalysis, optimized for real life applications and for other uses that are still being explored. They are obtained from an adapted sol-gel process combined with phase separation phenomena that occur within the water droplets of an emulsion. We present here a methodology based on cryogenic scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) that allows, with minimal specimen preparation, the direct and in situ visualization of 'wet' alkoxide-derived microstructures, for the mechanistic study of the complex process of MICROSCAFS® generation. It is simultaneously combined with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) to visualize phase separation phenomena and study the chemical elemental composition at specific regions of the sample and reaction times.
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Ding H, Han Z, Wang B, Wang Y, Ran Y, Zhang L, Li Y, Lu C, Lu X, Ma L. Effect of Direct Steam Injection and Instantaneous Ultra-High-Temperature (DSI-IUHT) Sterilization on the Physicochemical Quality and Volatile Flavor Components of Milk. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28083543. [PMID: 37110776 PMCID: PMC10143338 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28083543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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The effects of variations in the heat treatment process of milk on its quality and flavor are inevitable. This study investigated the effect of direct steam injection and instantaneous ultra-high-temperature (DSI-IUHT, 143 °C, 1-2 s) sterilization on the physicochemical properties, whey protein denaturation (WPD) rate, and volatile compounds (VCs) of milk. The experiment compared raw milk as a control with high-temperature short-time (HTST, 75 °C 15 s and 85 °C 15 s) pasteurization and indirect ultra-high-temperature (IND-UHT, 143 °C, 3-4 s) sterilization. The results showed no significant differences (p > 0.05) in physical stability between milk samples with different heat treatments. The DSI-IUHT and IND-UHT milks presented smaller particle sizes (p < 0.05) and more concentrated distributions than the HTST milk. The apparent viscosity of the DSI-IUHT milk was significantly higher than the other samples (p < 0.05) and is consistent with the microrheological results. The WPD of DSI-IUHT milk was 27.52% lower than that of IND-UHT milk. Solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and solvent-assisted flavor evaporation (SAFE) were combined with the WPD rates to analyze the VCs, which were positively correlated with ketones, acids, and esters and negatively associated with alcohols, heterocycles, sulfur, and aldehydes. The DSI-IUHT samples exhibited a higher similarity to raw and HTST milk than the IND-UHT samples. In summary, DSI-IUHT was more successful in preserving the milk's quality due to its milder sterilization conditions compared to IND-UHT. This study provides excellent reference data for the application of DSI-IUHT treatment in milk processing.
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- Hao Ding
- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang 050221, China
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- Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang 050221, China
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- Junlebao Dairy Group Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang 050221, China
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Falsafi SR, Rostamabadi H, Nishinari K, Amani R, Jafari SM. The role of emulsification strategy on the electrospinning of β-carotene-loaded emulsions stabilized by gum Arabic and whey protein isolate. Food Chem 2021; 374:131826. [PMID: 34915375 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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This work was aimed to systematically assess the effect of diverse emulsification strategies, i.e., layer-by-layer (LbL), directly mixing (DM), and heteroaggregation (HA) assemblies on electrospinnability of emulsions stabilized by gum Arabic (GA)-whey protein isolate (WPI) blend and their subsequence potential in β-carotene (BC) encapsulation. The designed BC emulsions were characterized in terms of zeta-potential, droplet size, and rheological properties. According to the results, LbL-formulated emulsions possessed the highest zeta-potential; however, HA-produced ones appeared to be more viscous among all emulsions. Properties of electrospun nanofibers varied considerably relying on either the emulsification strategy or the oil phase volume fraction as confirmed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and fourier transform infrared specroscopy (FTIR). It was found that the resulting nanofibers produced by LbL and HA emulsification guaranteed higher BC encapsulation efficiency (>90%), in comparison to that of DM-engineered samples offering a lower efficiency of ∼71 %. The storage stability of BC emulsions stabilized with WPI-GA blend was in the order of LbL > HA > DM emulsions. Most importantly, the application of LbL assembly exhibited the most thermally/physicochemically stable carotenoid-comprising nanofibers among all studied mixing techniques. These results offer useful information for applications of different emulsification strategies for fabricating BC-loaded nanofibers via emulsion electrospining technique.
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- Seid Reza Falsafi
- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran.
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- Glyn O. Phillips Hydrocolloid Research Centre, Department of Bioengineering and Food Science, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China; Food Hydrocolloid International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Hubei Province, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan 81746-73461, Iran
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- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.
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Liu H, Zhang J, Wang H, Chen Q, Kong B. High-intensity ultrasound improves the physical stability of myofibrillar protein emulsion at low ionic strength by destroying and suppressing myosin molecular assembly. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2021; 74:105554. [PMID: 33887661 PMCID: PMC8091063 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2021.105554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The specific molecular behavior of myofibrillar proteins (MPs) in low-salt media limits the development of muscle protein-based emulsions. This study aimed to evaluate the potential of high-intensity ultrasound (HIU; 150, 300, 450, and 600 W) to improve the physical stability of MP emulsion at low ionic strength and decipher the underlying mechanism. According to the physical stability analysis, HIU pretreatment, especially at 450 W power, significantly improved the physical stability of MP emulsions, as evidenced by the reduced particle size, enhanced inter-droplet interactions, and increased uniformity of the droplet size distribution (p < 0.05). The results of interfacial protein composition, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis, and microscopic morphology observation of the aqueous MP suspension suggested that HIU induced the depolymerization of filamentous myosin polymers and inhibited the subsequent self-assembly behavior. These effects may facilitate protein adsorption and molecular rearrangement at the oil-water interface, forming a complete interfacial layer and, thus, droplet stabilization. Confocal laser scanning microscopy observations further confirmed these results. In conclusion, these findings provide direct evidence for the role of HIU in improving the physical stability of MP emulsions at low ionic strength.
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- Haotian Liu
- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China.
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- College of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150030, China.
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Xu D, Zheng B, Che Y, Liu G, Yuan Y, Wang S, Cao Y. The Stability, Microstructure, and Microrheological Properties of Monascus Pigment Double Emulsions Stabilized by Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate and Soybean Protein Isolate. Front Nutr 2020; 7:543421. [PMID: 33385004 PMCID: PMC7770174 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2020.543421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Monascus pigment is a natural food pigment and is commonly used for coloring and as antiseptic of cured meat products, confectionery, cakes, and beverages. However, Monascus pigment is sensitive to environmental conditions. The main aim of this study was to investigate the effect of polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) and soy protein isolate (SPI) on the particle size, zeta potential, physical stability, microstructure, and microrheological properties of Monascus pigment double emulsions. The effects of ionic strength, heating, and freeze thawing treatment on the stabilities of Monascus pigment double emulsions were also characterized. It was found that the optimum PGPR and SPI concentrations for fabricating Monascus pigment double emulsion were 3.6 and 3.0 wt%, respectively. The fabricated Monascus pigment double emulsion was composed of fine particles with narrow and uniform size distributions. Microrheological property results suggested that the elastic characteristic of the Monascus pigment double emulsion was dominated with increasing PGPR and SPI contents. It was mainly due to the increased collision and interaction between the droplets during the movement resulting in force increasing. Monascus pigment double emulsions with <5 mM CaCl2 prevented calcium to destroy the physical stability of emulsions, while Monascus pigment double emulsions with more than 10 mM CaCl2 formed creaming. After freeze thawing treatment, creaming occurred in Monascus pigment double emulsion. However, it was stable against heating treatment due to heating leading to a dense network structure. It could be contributed to the practical applications of Monascus pigment double emulsions in food products.
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health (BTBU), School of Food and Health, Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing Higher Institution Engineering Research Center of Food Additives and Ingredients, Beijing Technology & Business University, Beijing, China
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Comparision of heteroaggregation, layer-by-layer and directly mixing techniques on the physical properties and in vitro digestion of emulsions. Food Hydrocoll 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2019.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Wang X, Li X, Xu D, Zhu Y, Cao Y, Li X, Sun B. Modulation of stability, rheological properties, and microstructure of heteroaggregated emulsion: Influence of oil content. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2019.04.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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