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Alfonzo A, Alongi D, Prestianni R, Pirrone A, Naselli V, Viola E, De Pasquale C, La Croce F, Gaglio R, Settanni L, Francesca N, Moschetti G. Enhancing the quality and safety of Nocellara del Belice green table olives produced using the Castelvetrano method. Food Microbiol 2024; 120:104477. [PMID: 38431323 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2024.104477] [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: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
Abstract
The Castelvetrano method is the most widely used among the various table olive processing styles in Sicily. After debittering, the product is stored at low temperatures to prevent the growth of undesirable microorganisms. In an effort to enhance the production process, yeast isolates underwent genotypic characterization and technological screening. The screening process identified two yeast strains Candida norvegica OC10 and Candida boidinii LC1, which can grow at low temperatures and tolerate high pH values (up to 10) and salinity [10% (w/v)]. During the monitoring period, the inoculated trials showed limited presence of spoilage/pathogenic microorganisms. Additionally, the yeasts limited oxidative phenomena and softening of the drupes. The organic compounds detected were higher in the inoculated trials than in the control, and cold storage induced aromatic decay, which was less pronounced in the trial inoculated with C. norvegica. Sensory analysis revealed that the inoculated trials scored higher in sweetness, hardness and crispness.
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- Antonio Alfonzo
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze Bldg. 5, Ent. C, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze Bldg. 5, Ent. C, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze Bldg. 5, Ent. C, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze Bldg. 5, Ent. C, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze Bldg. 5, Ent. C, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze Bldg. 5, Ent. C, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze Bldg. 5, Ent. C, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Geolive Belice S.r.l., S.S. 115 Km Dir, Marinella, Castelvetrano, 91022, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze Bldg. 5, Ent. C, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze Bldg. 5, Ent. C, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze Bldg. 5, Ent. C, 90128, Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences (SAAF), University of Palermo, Viale Delle Scienze Bldg. 5, Ent. C, 90128, Palermo, Italy
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Pramudito TE, Desai K, Voigt C, Smid EJ, Schols HA. Dextran and levan exopolysaccharides from tempeh-associated lactic acid bacteria with bioactivity against enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). Carbohydr Polym 2024; 328:121700. [PMID: 38220337 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121700] [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: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Soybean tempeh contains bioactive carbohydrate that can reduce the severity of diarrhea by inhibiting enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) adhesion to mammalian epithelial cells. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are known to be present abundantly in soybean tempeh. Some LAB species can produce exopolysaccharides (EPS) with anti-adhesion bioactivity against ETEC but there has been no report of anti-adhesion bioactive EPS from tempeh-associated LAB. We isolated EPS-producing LAB from tempeh-related sources, identified them, unambiguously elucidated their EPS structure and assessed the bioactivity of their EPS against ETEC. Pediococcus pentosaceus TL, Leuconostoc mesenteroides WA and L. mesenteroides WN produced both dextran (α-1,6 linked glucan; >1000 kDa) and levan (β-2,6 linked fructan; 650-760 kDa) in varying amounts and Leuconostoc citreum TR produced gel-forming α-1,6-mixed linkage dextran (829 kDa). All four isolates produced EPS that could adhere to ETEC cells and inhibit auto-aggregation of ETEC. EPS-PpTL, EPS-LmWA and EPS-LmWN were more bioactive towards pig-associated ETEC K88 while EPS-LcTR was more bioactive against human-associated ETEC H10407. Our finding is the first to report on the bioactivity of dextran against ETEC. Tempeh is a promising source of LAB isolates that can produce bioactive EPS against ETEC adhesion and aggregation.
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- Theodorus Eko Pramudito
- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands; Faculty of Biotechnology, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia, Indonesia
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands; Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher, NutriLeads B.V., the Netherlands
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- Food Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
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- Food Microbiology, Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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López-García E, Marín-Gordillo A, Sánchez-Hidalgo M, Ávila-Román J, Romero-Gil V, Bermúdez-Oria A, Benítez-Cabello A, Garrido-Fernández A, Rodríguez-Gómez F, Arroyo-López FN. Functional features of the exopolysaccharide extracts produced by Lactiplantibacillus strains isolated from table olives. Food Funct 2024; 15:1938-1947. [PMID: 38269604 DOI: 10.1039/d3fo04223e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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This study evaluates the functional characteristics of the exopolysaccharide (EPS) extracts produced by various strains of Lactiplantibacillus pentosus (LPG1, 119, 13B4, and Lp13) and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (Lp15) isolated from table olives. None of the EPS crude extracts showed cytotoxicity when administered to THP-1 human macrophage cells at dosages ranging from 6.25 to 50 μg mL-1. Many exhibited anti-inflammatory properties (reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 production) and antioxidant activity (reduction of ROS%) when macrophages were stimulated with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide. Notably, the EPS extract produced by the L. pentosus LPG1 strain had the best results corroborated by western blot immune analysis for differential expression of COX-2, Nrf-2, and HO-1 proteins, with the most significant antioxidant and anti-inflammatory response observed at a dosage of 50 μg mL-1. Chemical analysis revealed that the EPS extract produced by this strain contains a heteropolymer composed of mannose (35.45%), glucose (32.99%), arabinose (17.93%), xylose (7.48%), galactose (4.03%), rhamnose (1.34%), and fucose (0.77%). Finally, we conducted response surface methodology to model the EPS extract production by L. pentosus LPG1 considering pH (3.48-8.52), temperature (16.59-33.41 °C) and salt concentration (0.03-8.77% NaCl) as independent variables. The model identified linear effects of salt and pH and quadratic effects of salt as significant terms. The maximum EPS extract production (566 mg L-1) in a synthetic culture medium (MRS) was achieved at pH 7.5, salt 7.0%, and a temperature of 20 °C. These findings suggest the potential for novel applications for the EPS produced by L. pentosus LPG1 as nutraceutical candidates for use in human diets.
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- Elio López-García
- Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Carretera de Utrera Km 1. Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide. Building 46, 41013, Seville, Spain.
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- Technological Applications for Improvement of the Quality and Safety in Foods. R&D Division, Avda. Diego Martín Barrio 10. Second Floor, 41013, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy. University of Seville, 41012, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy. University of Seville, 41012, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Food Science and Technology. University of Cordoba, Carretera Madrid-Cádiz Km 396A. Darwin Building, 14071, Cordoba, Spain
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- Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Carretera de Utrera Km 1. Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide. Building 46, 41013, Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Carretera de Utrera Km 1. Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide. Building 46, 41013, Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Carretera de Utrera Km 1. Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide. Building 46, 41013, Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Carretera de Utrera Km 1. Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide. Building 46, 41013, Seville, Spain.
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- Instituto de la Grasa (CSIC), Carretera de Utrera Km 1. Campus Universitario Pablo de Olavide. Building 46, 41013, Seville, Spain.
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Perpetuini G, Prete R, Garcia-Gonzalez N, Khairul Alam M, Corsetti A. Table Olives More than a Fermented Food. Foods 2020; 9:E178. [PMID: 32059387 PMCID: PMC7073621 DOI: 10.3390/foods9020178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2019] [Revised: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Table olives are one of the oldest vegetable fermented foods in the Mediterranean area. Beside their economic impact, fermented table olives represent also an important healthy food in the Mediterranean diet, because of their high content of bioactive and health-promoting compounds. However, olive fermentation is still craft-based following traditional processes, which can lead to a not fully predictable final product with the risk of spontaneous alterations. Nowadays, food industries have to face consumer demands for safe and healthy products. This review offers an overview about the main technologies used for olive fermentation and the role of lactic acid bacteria and yeasts characterizing this niche during the fermentation. Particular attention is offered to the selection and use of microorganisms as starter cultures to fasten and improve the safety of table olives. The development and implementation of multifunctional starter cultures in order to obtain heath-oriented table olives is also discussed.
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- Faculty of BioScience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, 641000 Teramo, Italy; (G.P.); (R.P.); (N.G.-G.); (M.K.A.)
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