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Torres-Baix E, Gou P, Bover-Cid S, Fulladosa E. Reduction of salt content variability of dry-cured ham production using non-invasive technologies in an industrial environment. Meat Sci 2024; 215:109539. [PMID: 38761532 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2024.109539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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Salt content variability of dry-cured ham production is a challenge for the industry since many factors can influence salt uptake during the salting procedure. The aim of this work was to define and evaluate different modifications of the salting procedure to reduce the salt content variability of an industrial dry-cured ham production. Results showed that magnetic induction (MI) is a valid technology for industrial purposes as it can predict in-line the fat and salt contents of hams with a percentage error of 1.75% and 0.38%, respectively. Modifications of the salting process defined according to raw material characteristics obtained in-line reduced the salt content variability (SD) of the global production from 0.337% to 0.283%. Moreover, a 25% reduction of the salt content variability in hams of similar weight and fat content could be achieved when using a reclassification of the defined categories with MI technology after 6 days of salting. Because of the complexity of the salting process, new tools combined with strategies need to be investigated and developed to overcome the variability coming from other sources than weight and the fat content of hams.
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- E Torres-Baix
- IRTA, Food Quality and Technology Program, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain; Esteban Espuña, S. A., C/Mestre Turina, 39 - 41, 17800 Olot, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- IRTA, Food Quality and Technology Program, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain
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- IRTA, Food Safety and Functionality Program, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain
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- IRTA, Food Quality and Technology Program, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain.
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Torres-Baix E, Muñoz I, Gou P, Fulladosa E, Bover-Cid S. Computed tomography and predictive microbiology for non-invasive evaluation of the impact of dry-cured ham production process conditions on the behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes and Clostridium botulinum. Meat Sci 2023; 202:109221. [PMID: 37207553 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2023.109221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Variability of salt content in dry-cured ham production can pose microbiological food safety issues, especially in salt reduced and/or non-nitrified products. In this regard, computed tomography (CT) could help to non-invasively characterised the product to further adjust the production process and ensure its safety. The aim of this work was to study the application of CT to estimate aw in dry-cured ham to be used by predictive microbiology to evaluate the impact of the production process on the behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes and Clostridium botulinum. Effect of nitrite elimination and fat content of hams was also evaluated. Thirty hams with two different fat content levels were characterised analytically and using CT at different key points in the process. The safety of the process was evaluated by applying predictive microbiology using both analytical and CT data as model inputs. Results showed that nitrite and fat content had an impact on the predicted growth potential of the pathogens evaluated. After the resting period, if no nitrite is added, the time needed for 1 log increase (tinc) of L. monocytogenes would shorten by 26% and 22% in lean and fat hams, respectively. After week 12, important differences on tinc values for C. botulinum were found between both groups of hams (ca. 40% shorter in fat hams). CT can provide reliable pixel-to-pixel information for predictive microbiology to evaluate the growth of relevant pathogens, but further studies are needed to validate this combination as a tool to evaluate the safety of the production process.
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- E Torres-Baix
- Esteban Espuña, S.A., C/Mestre Turina, 39 - 41, 17800 Olot, Girona, Spain; IRTA, Food Quality and Technology Program, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain
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- IRTA, Food Quality and Technology Program, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain
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- IRTA, Food Quality and Technology Program, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain
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- IRTA, Food Quality and Technology Program, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain.
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- IRTA, Food Safety and Functionality Program, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, 17121 Monells, Girona, Spain
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Coll-Brasas E, Possas A, Berg P, Grabež V, Egelandsdal B, Bover-Cid S, Fulladosa E. Physicochemical characterisation of restructured Fenalår and safety implications of salt and nitrite reduction. Food Control 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bover-Cid S, Belletti N, Aymerich T, Garriga M. Modelling the impact of water activity and fat content of dry-cured ham on the reduction of Salmonella enterica by high pressure processing. Meat Sci 2017; 123:120-125. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2016.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Latorre-Moratalla ML, Comas-Basté O, Bover-Cid S, Vidal-Carou MC. Tyramine and histamine risk assessment related to consumption of dry fermented sausages by the Spanish population. Food Chem Toxicol 2016; 99:78-85. [PMID: 27856296 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2016.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Tyramine and histamine are the main dietary bioactive amines related to acute adverse health effects. Dry fermented sausages can easily accumulate high levels of these hazards and are frequently consumed in Spain. The present work aims to assess the exposure to tyramine and histamine from the consumption of dry fermented sausages by the Spanish population and to assess the risk to suffer acute health effects from this exposure. A probabilistic estimation of the exposure to these hazards was derived combining probability distributions of these amines in dry fermented sausages (n = 474) and their consumption by the Spanish population. The mean dietary exposure to tyramine and histamine was 6.2 and 1.39 mg/meal, respectively. The risk of suffering hypertensive crisis or histamine intoxication by healthy population due to tyramine or histamine intake, respectively, exclusively from dry fermented sausages, can be considered negligible. For individuals under treatment with MAOI drugs, the probability to surpass the safe threshold dose (6 mg/meal) was estimated as 34%. For patients with histamine intolerance, even the presence of this amine in food is not tolerable and it could be estimated that 7000 individuals per million could be at risk to suffer the related symptoms after consuming dry fermented sausages.
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- M L Latorre-Moratalla
- Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XaRTA, INSA, School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Prat de la Riba, 171; E-08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XaRTA, INSA, School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Prat de la Riba, 171; E-08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain
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- IRTA-Food Safety Programme, Institute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, E-17121 Monells, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XaRTA, INSA, School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Prat de la Riba, 171; E-08921 Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain.
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Hereu A, Dalgaard P, Garriga M, Aymerich T, Bover-Cid S. Analysing and modelling the growth behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes on RTE cooked meat products after a high pressure treatment at 400 MPa. Int J Food Microbiol 2014; 186:84-94. [PMID: 25016207 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Revised: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 06/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Various predictive models are available for high pressure inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes in food, but currently available models do not consider the growth kinetics of surviving cells during the subsequent storage of products. Therefore, we characterised the growth of L. monocytogenes in sliced cooked meat products after a pressurization treatment. Two inoculum levels (10(7) or 10(4) CFU/g) and two physiological states before pressurization (freeze-stressed or cold-adapted) were evaluated. Samples of cooked ham and mortadella were inoculated, high pressure processed (400 MPa, 5 min) and subsequently stored at 4, 8 and 12 °C. The Logistic model with delay was used to estimate lag phase (λ) and maximum specific growth rate (μmax) values from the obtained growth curves. The effect of storage temperature on μmax and λ was modelled using the Ratkowsky square root model and the relative lag time (RLT) concept. Compared with cold-adapted cells the freeze-stressed cells were more pressure-resistant and showed a much longer lag phase during growth after the pressure treatment. Interestingly, for high-pressure inactivation and subsequent growth, the time to achieve a concentration of L. monocytogenes 100-fold (2-log) higher than the cell concentration prior to the pressure treatment was similar for the two studied physiological states of the inoculum. Two secondary models were necessary to describe the different growth behaviour of L. monocytogenes on ready-to-eat cooked ham (lean product) and mortadella (fatty product). This supported the need of a product-oriented approach to assess growth after high pressure processing. The performance of the developed predictive models for the growth of L. monocytogenes in high-pressure processed cooked ham and mortadella was evaluated by comparison with available data from the literature and by using the Acceptable Simulation Zone approach. Overall, 91% of the relative errors fell into the Acceptable Simulation Zone.
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- A Hereu
- IRTA, Food Safety Programme, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, E-17121, Spain
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- Technical University of Denmark (DTU), National Food Institute, Soltofts Plads, Building 221, DK-2800, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- IRTA, Food Safety Programme, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, E-17121, Spain
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- IRTA, Food Safety Programme, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, E-17121, Spain
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- IRTA, Food Safety Programme, Finca Camps i Armet s/n, E-17121, Spain.
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Belletti N, Garriga M, Aymerich T, Bover-Cid S. High pressure inactivation of a virulent Enterococcus faecalis on dry-cured ham: Modeling the effect of processing parameters. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2013.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hereu A, Dalgaard P, Garriga M, Aymerich T, Bover-Cid S. Modeling the high pressure inactivation kinetics of Listeria monocytogenes on RTE cooked meat products. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2012.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Bover-Cid S, Belletti N, Garriga M, Aymerich T. Response surface methodology to investigate the effect of high pressure processing on Salmonella inactivation on dry-cured ham. Food Res Int 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Latorre-Moratalla M, Bover-Cid S, Vidal-Carou M. Technological conditions influence aminogenesis during spontaneous sausage fermentation. Meat Sci 2010; 85:537-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2009] [Revised: 02/24/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bover-Cid S, Belletti N, Garriga M, Aymerich T. Model for Listeria monocytogenes inactivation on dry-cured ham by high hydrostatic pressure processing. Food Microbiol 2010; 28:804-9. [PMID: 21511142 DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2010] [Revised: 05/04/2010] [Accepted: 05/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aim of the work was to develop and validate a model of the inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes on dry-cured ham by high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) processing, as a function of the technological parameters: intensity, length and fluid temperature. Dry-cured ham inoculated with L. monocytogenes was treated at different HHP conditions (at 347-852 MPa; for 2.3 to 15.75 min; at 7.6 to 24.4 °C) following a central composite design. Bacterial inactivation was assessed in terms of logarithmic reductions of L. monocytogenes counts on selective media. According to the best fitting and most significant polynomial equation, pressure and time were the most important factors determining the inactivation extent. The significance of the quadratic term of pressure and time indicated that little effect was observed below 450 MPa, whereas holding time longer than 10 min did not result in a meaningful reduction of L. monocytogenes counts. Temperature did not show significant influence at the range assayed. The model was validated with results obtained from further experiments and bibliographical data within the range of the experimental domain. The accuracy factor and bias factor were within the proposed acceptable values indicating the suitability of the model for predictive purposes, such as prediction of the process criteria to meet the Food Safety Objectives. The results of this work may help food processors to select optimum processing conditions of HHP.
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- S Bover-Cid
- IRTA, Food Safety Program, Finca Camps i Armet, Monells, Spain.
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Latorre-Moratalla ML, Bover-Cid S, Talon R, Aymerich T, Garriga M, Zanardi E, Ianieri A, Fraqueza MJ, Elias M, Drosinos EH, Lauková A, Vidal-Carou MC. Distribution of aminogenic activity among potential autochthonous starter cultures for dry fermented sausages. J Food Prot 2010; 73:524-8. [PMID: 20202339 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-73.3.524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Any bacterial strain to be used as starter culture should have suitable characteristics, including a lack of amino acid decarboxylase activity. In this study, the decarboxylase activity of 76 bacterial strains, including lactic acid bacteria and gram-positive, catalase-positive cocci, was investigated. These strains were previously isolated from European traditional fermented sausages to develop autochthonous starter cultures. Of all the strains tested, 48% of the lactic acid bacteria strains and 13% of gram-positive, catalase-positive cocci decarboxylated one or more amino acids. Aminogenic potential was strain dependent, although some species had a higher proportion of aminogenic strains than did others. Thus, all Lactobacillus curvatus strains and 70% of Lactobacillus brevis strains had the capacity to produce tyramine and beta-phenylethylamine. Some strains also produced other aromatic amines, such as tryptamine and the diamines putrescine and cadaverine. All the enterococcal strains tested were decarboxylase positive, producing high amounts of tyramine and considerable amounts of beta-phenylethylamine. None of the staphylococcal strains had tyrosine-decarboxylase activity, but some produced other amines. From the aminogenic point of view, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus sakei, and Staphylococcus xylosus strains would be the most suitable for use as autochthonous starter cultures for traditional fermented sausages.
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- M L Latorre-Moratalla
- Departament de Nutrició i Bromatologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Lavizzari T, Breccia M, Bover-Cid S, Vidal-Carou MC, Veciana-Nogués MT. Histamine, cadaverine, and putrescine produced in vitro by enterobacteriaceae and pseudomonadaceae isolated from spinach. J Food Prot 2010; 73:385-9. [PMID: 20132689 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-73.2.385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A total of 364 bacterial isolates, obtained from spinach leaves, were assayed in a decarboxylase broth containing histidine, lysine, and ornithine to check their ability to produce biogenic amines, and then quantified by high-performance liquid chromatography. Among these isolates, 240 formed cadaverine, 208 formed putrescine, and 196 formed histamine, in widely varying amounts. They frequently produced more than one biogenic amine. Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae and Morganella morganii were the main histamine producers, with mean values of 1,600 and 2,440 mg/liter, respectively, followed by Pantoea spp. 3 (1,710 mg/liter) and Hafnia alvei (2,500 mg/liter). Enterobacter amnigenus and Enterobacter cloacae produced particularly high amounts of putrescine, with mean values of 2,340 and 2,890 mg/liter, respectively. The strongest cadaverine formation was shown by Serratia liquefaciens (3,300 mg/liter), Serratia marcescens (3,280 mg/liter), and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (1,000 mg/liter).
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- T Lavizzari
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science-INSA, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Joan XXII s/n, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Latorre-Moratalla M, Bover-Cid S, Talon R, Garriga M, Zanardi E, Ianieri A, Fraqueza M, Elias M, Drosinos E, Vidal-Carou M. Strategies to reduce biogenic amine accumulation in traditional sausage manufacturing. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2009.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bover-Cid S, Torriani S, Gatto V, Tofalo R, Suzzi G, Belletti N, Gardini F. Relationships between microbial population dynamics and putrescine and cadaverine accumulation during dry fermented sausage ripening. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 106:1397-407. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04108.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Latorre-Moratalla ML, Bover-Cid S, Veciana-Nogués T, Vidal-Carou MC. Thin-layer chromatography for the identification and semi-quantification of biogenic amines produced by bacteria. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:4128-32. [PMID: 19286188 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2008] [Revised: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 02/16/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The screening TLC method described enables the simultaneous identification and semi-quantification of eight biogenic amines with a large number of samples handled in a short period of time. The dansylation process time was drastically reduced from 80 to 18 min by increasing the reaction temperature to 100 degrees C. Bacteria could be classified as no, low, moderate or powerful amine producers when no spots were noticeable in TLC plates, less than 50 mg/L, from 50 to 500 mg/L, or more than 500 mg/L of amines were present in the decarboxylase broth medium, respectively. This TLC method is a simpler, faster and less expensive alternative to other methods, such as differential culture media, HPLC and even more sensitive than other TLC procedures.
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- M L Latorre-Moratalla
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Joan XXIII s/n, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Lebert I, Leroy S, Giammarinaro P, Lebert A, Chacornac JP, Bover-Cid S, Vidal-Carou MC, Talon R. Diversity of microorganisms in the environment and dry fermented sausages of small traditional French processing units. Meat Sci 2006; 76:112-22. [PMID: 22064197 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2006] [Revised: 10/18/2006] [Accepted: 10/19/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Naturally fermented sausages produced in nine traditional French processing units and their environmental surfaces were characterised by microbial and physico-chemical analyses. Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus were not detected in the environment whereas Listeria monocytogenes was detected in four samples. Staphylococcus/Kocuria, lactic acid bacteria (LAB), Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, yeasts/moulds and enterococci contaminated the surfaces of two processing units, indicating insufficient cleaning and disinfection procedures. The final sausages did not present any health risk in seven of the processing units. In two of the processing units, the final sausages were contaminated with S. aureus and L. monocytogenes, respectively, at levels exceeding the maximum tolerable limit. Staphylococcus/Kocuria and LAB grew well in the products. Biogenic amines were found in the majority of the final products. Their occurrence was associated with high numbers of lactic acid bacteria and enterococci. The study outlined the processing and microbial diversities of French naturally fermented sausages.
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- I Lebert
- INRA, Centre de Clermont-Ferrand Theix, Unité de Microbiologie, 63122 Saint-Genès Champanelle, France
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Latorre-Moratalla ML, Bover-Cid S, Aymerich T, Marcos B, Vidal-Carou MC, Garriga M. Aminogenesis control in fermented sausages manufactured with pressurized meat batter and starter culture. Meat Sci 2006; 75:460-9. [PMID: 22063802 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2006.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2006] [Revised: 07/21/2006] [Accepted: 07/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The application of high hydrostatic pressure (200MPa) to meat batter just before sausage fermentation and the inoculation of starter culture were studied to improve the safety and quality of traditional Spanish fermented sausages (fuet and chorizo). Higher amounts of biogenic amines were formed in chorizo than in fuet. Without interfering with the ripening performance in terms of acidification, drying and proteolysis, hydrostatic pressure prevented enterobacteria growth but did not affect Gram-positive bacteria significantly. Subsequently, a strong inhibition of diamine (putrescine and cadaverine) accumulation was observed, but that of tyramine was not affected. The inoculated decarboxylase-negative strains, selected from indigenous bacteria of traditional sausages, were resistant to the HHP treatment, being able to lead the fermentation process, prevent enterococci development and significantly reduce enterobacteria counts. In sausages manufactured with either non-pressurized or pressurized meat batter, starter culture was the most protective measure against the accumulation of tyramine and both diamines.
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- M L Latorre-Moratalla
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Joan XXIII s/n, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Baixas-Nogueras S, Bover-Cid S, Vidal-Carou M, Veciana-Nogues M. Volatile and Nonvolatile Amines in Mediterranean Hake as Function of their Storage Temperature. J Food Sci 2006. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2001.tb15586.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Martín B, Garriga M, Hugas M, Bover-Cid S, Veciana-Nogués MT, Aymerich T. Molecular, technological and safety characterization of Gram-positive catalase-positive cocci from slightly fermented sausages. Int J Food Microbiol 2006; 107:148-58. [PMID: 16297478 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2004] [Revised: 07/13/2005] [Accepted: 08/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The population of Gram-positive catalase-positive cocci from slightly fermented sausages was characterized at species and strain level by molecular techniques and some technological and hygienic aspects were also considered. Staphylococcus xylosus was the predominant species (80.8%) followed by Staphylococcus warneri (8.3%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (5.8%) Staphylococcus carnosus (4.6%), and Kocuria varians (0.4%). Proteolytic activity was observed in 23% of the isolates. The species with the highest percentage of proteolytic strains was S. warneri. Lipolytic activity was found in 45.8% of the isolates and S. xylosus was the species with the highest percentage of lipolytic isolates. Biogenic amine production was not widely distributed (only 14.6% of the isolates). Tyramine was the most intense amine produced, although by only 4.6% of the isolates. Phenylethylamine was more frequently detected (10.8% of isolates) but at lower levels. Some strains also produced putrescine (3.3%), cadaverine (2.9%), histamine (1.3%) and tryptamine (0.4%). All isolates were susceptible to linezolid and vancomicin and over 70% were resistant to penicillin G, ampicillin and sulphonamides. Most of the mecA+ strains (only 4.6% of isolates) also displayed resistance to multiple antibiotics. A reduced enterotoxigenic potential was found. Only 3.3% of isolates showed staphylococcal enterotoxins genes, all identified as entC gene. The combination of RAPD-PCR and plasmid profiling allowed the discrimination of 208 different profiles among the 240 Gram-positive catalase-positive cocci characterized, indicating a great genetic variability.
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- B Martín
- IRTA, Meat Technology Centre, Granja Camps i Armet, 17121 Monells, Spain
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Aymerich T, Martín B, Garriga M, Vidal-Carou MC, Bover-Cid S, Hugas M. Safety properties and molecular strain typing of lactic acid bacteria from slightly fermented sausages. J Appl Microbiol 2006; 100:40-9. [PMID: 16405683 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2005.02772.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the biodiversity of lactobacilli from slightly fermented sausages (chorizo, fuet and salchichon) by molecular typing, while considering their safety aspects. METHODS AND RESULTS Species-specific PCR, plasmid profiling and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR were used to characterize 250 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from 21 low acid Spanish fermented sausages. Lactobacillus sakei was the predominant species (74%) followed by Lactobacillus curvatus (21.2%) and Leuconostoc mesenteroides (4.8%). By plasmid profiling and RAPD-PCR 144 different strains could be differentiated, 112 belonging to Lact. sakei, 23 to Lact. curvatus and 9 to Leuc. mesenteroides. Ion-pair high performance liquid chromatography was used to detect biogenic amine production. Tyramine and phenylethylamine were produced by 14.4 and 12.4% of the isolates, respectively, all belonging to the species Lact. curvatus. The production of tyramine was stronger than that of phenylethylamine. Partial sequencing of the tyrosine decarboxylase gene from Lact. curvatus was achieved. A specific PCR assay to detect the Lact. curvatus tyramine-producers was designed. The disc diffusion test was used to detect antibiotic resistance among the isolates. Most isolates displayed resistance to vancomycin and gentamicin. Only four strains were resistant to most of the antibiotics tested. None of the isolates were resistant to erythromycin. CONCLUSIONS Lactobacillus sakei would be the species of choice for further use as starter culture in fermented sausage production. Strain typing and characterization of biogenic amine production together with antibiotic susceptibility testing for the selection of starter cultures could help to increase the quality and safety of the products. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Species-specific PCR, RAPD and plasmid profiling proved to be efficient at typing LAB at species and strain level. Information on biogenic amine production and transferable antibiotic resistance is important in order to avoid selection of strains with undesirable properties as starter cultures.
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- T Aymerich
- IRTA, Meat Technology Centre, Granja Camps i Armet, Monells, Girona, Spain.
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Baixas-Nogueras S, Bover-Cid S, Veciana-Nogués MT, Mariné-Font A, Vidal-Carou MC. Biogenic amine index for freshness evaluation in iced Mediterranean hake (Merluccius merluccius). J Food Prot 2005; 68:2433-8. [PMID: 16300084 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-68.11.2433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Biogenic amine accumulation was studied during the ice storage of Mediterranean hake. Sensory analysis and counts of Shewanella, Pseudomonas, enterobacteria, psychrotrophic, and mesophilic bacteria provided complementary information on hake spoilage. Putrescine and cadaverine were the main amines accumulated, whereas histamine and tyramine were minor amines but had qualitative interest from the hygienic point of view. Although all biogenic amines were less abundant than in pelagic fish, they may also be used as indicators of freshness and/or spoilage in hake. Cadaverine was the amine best correlated with Shewanella, which was the specific spoilage organism. Therefore, cadaverine may be regarded as the specific spoilage biogenic amine for hake stored at chilling temperatures. However, the biogenic amine index, which considers cadaverine, putrescine, histamine, and tyramine, has several advantages as an indicator of hake quality. Taking into account sensory data, an acceptability limit of the biogenic amine index could be established in 15 to 20 microg/g.
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- S Baixas-Nogueras
- Departament de Nutrició i Bromatologia-CeRTA, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda Joan XXIII s/n, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Pons-Sánchez-Cascado S, Veciana-Nogués MT, Bover-Cid S, Mariné-Font A, Vidal-Carou MC. Volatile and biogenic amines, microbiological counts, and bacterial amino acid decarboxylase activity throughout the salt-ripening process of anchovies (Engraulis encrasicholus). J Food Prot 2005; 68:1683-9. [PMID: 21132979 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-68.8.1683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Chemical and microbiological parameters were studied during the industrial production of salt-ripened anchovies (Engraulis encrasicholus). Gradual acidification and increases in the proteolysis index and in total volatile basic nitrogen were observed. At the end of the maturing process, the values reached pH 5.55 +/- 0.03, 21.33 +/- 5.82%, and 44.06 +/- 12.47 mg/ 100 g, respectively. In the three studied anchovy batches, the biogenic amines tyramine, histamine, putrescine, cadaverine, and agmatine increased during ripening. The highest values were found in the batch where initial microbial load was highest (batch 1), especially for enterobacteria and enterococci. Tyramine was the most abundant amine, reaching values from nondetectable to 90 mg/kg, whereas histamine did not surpass 20 mg/kg. Among the microorganisms isolated, Enterobacter cloacae, Aerococcus viridans, Kocuria varians, and Staphylococcus chromogenes were able to decarboxylate amino acids and produce biogenic amines in vitro. Most (70.59%) of the microorganisms identified were able to produce histamine, 23.53% were able to produce the diamines putrescine and cadaverine, and only 11.76% were able to produce tyramine, although this substance was the major biogenic amine found in anchovy samples.
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- S Pons-Sánchez-Cascado
- Departament de Nutrició i Bromatologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII s/n 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Baixas-Nogueras S, Bover-Cid S, Veciana-Nogues M, Vidal-Carou M. Suitability of Volatile Amines as Freshness Indexes for Iced Mediterranean Hake. J Food Sci 2003. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb12299.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Baixas-Nogueras S, Bover-Cid S, Veciana-Nogues T, Nunes M, Vidal-Carou M. Development of a Quality Index Method to Evaluate Freshness in Mediterranean Hake (Merluccius merluccius). J Food Sci 2003. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb08289.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Komprda T, Neznalovà J, Standara S, Bover-Cid S. Effect of starter culture and storage temperature on the content of biogenic amines in dry fermented sausage poličan. Meat Sci 2001; 59:267-76. [DOI: 10.1016/s0309-1740(01)00079-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2000] [Revised: 12/22/2000] [Accepted: 02/28/2001] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The occurrence of amino acid-decarboxylase activity in 92 strains of lactic acid bacteria, coagulase-negative staphylococci, and Enterobacteriaceae isolated from Spanish fermented pork sausages was investigated. The presence of biogenic amines in a decarboxylase synthetic broth was determined by ion-pair high performance liquid chromatography with o-phtalaldehyde post-column derivatization. Among the 66 lactic acid bacteria strains tested, 21 lactobacilli (in particular, Lactobacillus curvatus) and all 16 enterococci were amine producers. Tyramine was the main amine produced by these bacteria, although they also produced phenylethylamine, tryptamine, and/or the diamines putrescine and cadaverine. None of the lactic acid bacteria produced histamine. Coagulase-negative staphylococci were found to be negative amine-producers. Aromatic monoamines, apart from histamine, were not formed by Enterobacteriaceae. This family was responsible for cadaverine and putrescine production. The results obtained for biogenic amine production by bacteria in a synthetic medium suggest that amino acid-decarboxylase activity is strain dependent rather than being related to specific species.
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- S Bover-Cid
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science-CeRTA, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Spain
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Bover-Cid S, Izquierdo-Pulido M, Vidal-Carou MC. Effect of the interaction between a low tyramine-producing Lactobacillus and proteolytic staphylococci on biogenic amine production during ripening and storage of dry sausages. Int J Food Microbiol 2001; 65:113-23. [PMID: 11322694 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(00)00525-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The interaction between tyrosine-decarboxylase and proteolytic activities of a Lactobacillus curvatus and Staphylococcus xylosus, respectively, on biogenic amine production during the ripening and the storage of dry fermented sausages was investigated. Water content, pH, proteolysis parameters, microbial counts, and biogenic amine contents were monitored in spontaneously and starter fermented sausages. The use of proteolytic staphylococci as starter resulted in a higher content of non-protein nitrogen and total free amino acids. Tyramine was the main amine produced in all batches. However, tyrosine-decarboxylase activity of the L. curvatus starter strain was weak and yielded lower amounts of tyramine than those produced by the wild mioroflora in the control batch. Association between tyramine production and proteolysis could only be established in a defectively dried batch. Putrescine and cadaverine accumulation was efficiently reduced in the starter-mediated fermentation, in agreement with the lower development of enterobacteria. Phenylethylamine and tryptamine were only detected in the spontaneously fermented sausages, while histamine, spermine and spermidine did not vary during the ripening. Biogenic amine levels and related parameters showed significant changes during the storage of dry sausages depending on the temperature and the batch. As a general rule, changes in the pH, proteolysis, microbial counts, and biogenic amine contents were stronger at 19 degrees C than at 4 degrees C. The results suggest that refrigeration would be advisable for preventing further accumulation of biogenic amines during the storage of dry fermented sausages.
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- S Bover-Cid
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science-CeRTA, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Spain
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Baixas-Nogueras S, Bover-Cid S, Vidal-Carou MC, Veciana-Nogués MT, Mariné-Font A. Trimethylamine and total volatile basic nitrogen determination by flow injection/gas diffusion in Mediterranean hake (Merluccius merluccius). J Agric Food Chem 2001; 49:1681-1686. [PMID: 11308310 DOI: 10.1021/jf000649n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The reliability of flow injection/gas diffusion (FIGD) methods to determine trimethylamine (TMA-N) and total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) in hake was studied in order to find an alternative and accurate, simple, cheap, and rapid method for non-protein nitrogen determination. FIGD methods involved extracting volatile amines with 7.5% trichloroacetic acid, followed by the injection of the extracts into the FIGD manifold, previously adjusted for TMA-N or TVB-N determinations. Each determination took approximately 2 min. Reliability was satisfactory in linearity, precision, recovery, and sensitivity. There was good correlation (p < 0.001) between FIGD and the classic official methods, for both TMA-N and TVB-N determinations, and also between FIGD and the gas chromatographic procedure described for TMA-N. These results proved that FIGD methods are simpler, cheaper, and faster than current official procedures. To check the suitability of FIGD procedures over a wide range of analyte concentrations, changes of both TMA-N and TVB-N and the P ratio values throughout the ice storage of hake were monitored. The usefulness of each of these potential freshness indicators for hake is discussed.
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- S Baixas-Nogueras
- Departamento de Nutrició i Bromatologia, CeRTA, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avinguda Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Bover-Cid S, Izquierdo-Pulido M, Vidal-Carou MC. Effectiveness of a Lactobacillus sakei starter culture in the reduction of biogenic amine accumulation as a function of the raw material quality. J Food Prot 2001; 64:367-73. [PMID: 11252481 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-64.3.367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The effectiveness of an amine-negative starter culture (Lactobacillus sakei CTC494) in the reduction of biogenic amine production during the ripening of fermented sausages was examined. Four batches were manufactured in parallel: spontaneously fermented and starter-mediated sausages were manufactured from two lots of raw materials of different hygienic quality. Besides the biogenic amine contents, changes in the microbial counts, nitrogenous fractions, pH, and water content were measured at several sampling points during the ripening process. In sausages manufactured from good quality meat, the starter strain of L. sakei reduced and even inhibited biogenic amine accumulation during sausage fermentation, the end products showing extremely low biogenic amine contents (tyramine levels less than 15 mg/kg of dry matter and putrescine and cadaverine levels less than 5 mg/kg of dry matter). Nevertheless, starter-mediated sausages made from poorer-quality raw materials showed much higher amine contents (308, 223, and 36 mg/kg of dry matter of cadaverine, tyramine, and putrescine, respectively), which were only slightly lower than those of the spontaneously fermented sausages made from the same raw materials. The relatively high bacterial numbers of raw materials of poorer-hygienic quality diminished the beneficial effect of the starter strain. Therefore, the effectiveness of the starter was strongly dependent on the hygienic quality of the raw materials used.
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- S Bover-Cid
- Department de Nutricó i Bromatologia-CeRTA, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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Several combinations of an amine-negative Lactobacillus sakei strain, along with proteolytic Staphylococcus carnosus or Staphylococcus xylosus strains, were used to study the influence of mixed starter cultures on biogenic amine production during the manufacture of dry fermented sausages. Changes in pH, water content, proteolysis, microbial counts, and biogenic amine contents were simultaneously examined in a spontaneously fermented batch and in three mixed starter-mediated batches. A double-controlled microbial charge initially inoculated as mixed starter culture of L. sakei and Staphylococcus spp. (all amine-negative strains) drastically reduced tyramine, cadaverine, and putrescine accumulation. No production of other aromatic amines such as histamine, phenylethylamine, or tryptamine was observed in any batch. The polyamines, spermine and spermidine, were found in raw materials and their levels decreased slightly in the spontaneously fermented batch. No correlation between proteolysis and biogenic amine production was observed. The use of proper technological conditions favoring starter development and the use of the raw materials with good hygienic quality make it possible to produce fermented sausages nearly free of biogenic amines.
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- S Bover-Cid
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science-CeRTA, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Spain
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Bover-Cid S, Izquierdo-Pulido M, Vidal-Carou MC. Influence of hygienic quality of raw materials on biogenic amine production during ripening and storage of dry fermented sausages. J Food Prot 2000; 63:1544-50. [PMID: 11079698 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-63.11.1544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The effect of the hygienic status of raw materials on biogenic amine production during ripening and storage (at 4 and 15 degrees C) of fermented sausages was studied. Two portions of fresh lean and back fat pork were stored for 5 days at -20 degrees C (treatment A) and at 4 degrees C (treatment B), respectively. Raw materials of treatment A maintained their hygienic quality high and low amine content. Raw materials of treatment B showed from 1 to 3 log (CFU/g) higher microbial counts and a biogenic amine index near 50 mg/kg, indicating poorer hygienic quality. The quality of raw materials influenced the composition and the concentration of biogenic amines produced during the ripening sausages. Sausages of treatment A (A-sausages) showed a large accumulation of tyramine (up to 100 mg/kg dm) followed by putrescine and cadaverine (<15 mg/kg). In contrast, B-sausages resulted in earlier and much greater amine production, and cadaverine, tyramine, and putrescine levels were 50-, 2.6-, and 6.5-fold higher than those of A-sausages. Other biogenic amines, such as octopamine, tryptamine, phenylethylamine, and histamine were also produced in B-sausages. The higher proteolysis and the lower pH of B-sausages might have favored the decarboxylase activity of microorganisms. Biogenic amine contents of sausages during storage depended on the raw materials used and storage temperature. No significant modification on the amine contents was observed during the storage of A-sausages at either temperature. Greater changes occurred in B-sausages stored at 15 degrees C than in those stored at 4 degrees C. Higher temperatures favored proteolytic and decarboxylase reactions, resulting in increased amine concentrations after storage.
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- S Bover-Cid
- Departament de Nutrició i Bromatologia, CeRTA, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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Bover-Cid S, Hugas M, Izquierdo-Pulido M, Vidal-Carou MC. Reduction of biogenic amine formation using a negative amino acid-decarboxylase starter culture for fermentation of Fuet sausages. J Food Prot 2000; 63:237-43. [PMID: 10678430 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-63.2.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The ability of Lactobacillus sakei CTC494, a negative amino acid-decarboxylase starter culture, to reduce biogenic amine accumulation during sausage fermentation and storage at 4 and 19 degrees C was studied. The effect on the amine formation of the tyramine producer Lactobacillus curvatus CTC371, as a positive strain, was also examined in comparison to a spontaneous fermentation process without starter culture (control batch). The polyamines spermine, spermidine, and diaminopropane were not influenced by the ripening, and their levels slightly decreased in all the batches throughout the storage. Tyramine, cadaverine, and putrescine were the main amines formed during the ripening. The addition of starter culture resulted in a decrease on the biogenic amine formation, depending on the strain inoculated. A great reduction in tyramine content was achieved when L. sakei CTC494 was inoculated, whereas L. curvatus CTC371 only attenuated tyramine accumulation compared with the control batch. Both starters were able to significantly limit the production of putrescine and cadaverine, and they inhibited tryptamine and phenylethylamine formation by the wild microbial flora. Tyramine levels of the control sausages rose during the storage at both temperatures, whereas those of cadaverine only increased at 19 degrees C. On the contrary, sausages manufactured through the starter controlled fermentation did not show changes of amine contents during the storage. The addition of a proper selected starter culture is advisable to produce safer sausages with low contents of biogenic amines.
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- S Bover-Cid
- Department of Nutrition and Food Science-CeRTA, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Spain
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An improved screening plate method for the detection of amino acid decarboxylase-positive microorganisms (especially lactic acid bacteria) was developed. The suitability and detection level of the designed medium were quantitatively evaluated by confirmation of amine-forming capacity using an HPLC procedure. The potential to produce the biogenic amines (BA) tyramine, histamine, putrescine, and cadaverine, was investigated in a wide number of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) of different origin, including starter cultures, protective cultures, type strains and strains isolated from different food products. Also, several strains of Enterobacteriaceae were examined. Modifications to previously described methods included lowering glucose and sodium chloride concentrations, and increasing the buffer effect with calcium carbonate and potassium phosphate. In addition, pyridoxal-5-phosphate was included as a codecarboxylase factor for its enhancing effect on the amino acid decarboxylase activity. The screening plate method showed a good correlation with the chemical analysis and due to its simplicity it is presented as a suitable and sensitive method to investigate the capacity of biogenic amine production by LAB. Tyramine was the main amine formed by the LAB strains investigated. Enterococci, carnobacteria and some strains of lactobacilli, particularly of Lb. curvatus. Lb. brevis and Lb. buchneri, were the most intensive tyramine formers. Several strains of lactobacilli, Leuconostoc spp., Weissella spp. and pediococci did not show any potential to produce amines. Enterobacteriaceae were associated with cadaverine and putrescine formation. No significant histamine production could be detected for any of the strains tested.
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science-CeRTA, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Spain.
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Bover-Cid S, Schoppen S, Izquierdo-Pulido M, Vidal-Carou M. Relationship between biogenic amine contents and the size of dry fermented sausages. Meat Sci 1999; 51:305-11. [DOI: 10.1016/s0309-1740(98)00120-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/1998] [Revised: 06/30/1998] [Accepted: 07/25/1998] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bover-Cid S, Izquierdo-Pulido M, Vidal-Carou MC. Effect of proteolytic starter cultures of Staphylococcus spp. on biogenic amine formation during the ripening of dry fermented sausages. Int J Food Microbiol 1999; 46:95-104. [PMID: 10728610 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(98)00170-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The effect of proteolytic starter cultures of Staphylococcus carnosus and Staphylococcus xylosus on biogenic amine production was examined during the fermentation process of dry sausages. Microbial counts (lactic acid bacteria, Micrococcaceae and Enterobactenaceae), pH, moisture and proteolysis-related parameters were also studied. The polyamines spermine and spermidine were the main amines found in the raw material and they only showed slight fluctuations during the fermentation. The four elaborated batches presented a significant (P < 0.001) formation of tyramine and putrescine. The main rate of amine production was during the first three days, when a sharp pH decrease and the development of lactic acid bacteria occurred. Sausages fermented with starters had lower amounts of tyramine than naturally fermented sausages (control), but differences in the Micrococcaceae counts were only significant during the first week of the ripening process. A slight formation of diaminopropane, cadaverine, agmatine, tryptamine and phenylethylamine was observed. The amounts of histamine were constant and remained below 0.5 mg/kg of dry matter, while serotonin, octopamine and dopamine were not detected. The sausages with Staphylococcus as starter culture showed strong proteolysis that was correlated with higher pH values than those of the control sausages. However, no positive correlation was found between the proteolysis index and biogenic amine production. Since proteolysis was stronger during the second half of the ripening process, the release of free amino acids as amine precursors occurred later than the early amine production.
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- S Bover-Cid
- Departament de Nutrició i Bromatologia-CERTA, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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Albalá-Hurtado S, Bover-Cid S, Izquierdo-Pulido M, Veciana-Nogués MT, Vidal-Carou MC. Determination of available lysine in infant milk formulae by high-performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 1997; 778:235-41. [PMID: 9299737 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(97)00299-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method to determine available lysine is proposed. Available lysine was measured by an optimised fluorodinitrobenzene method on the basis of the reactivity of the free epsilon-amino group of the lysine. The classical acid hydrolysis has been improved and shortened from the usual time of 12 h to 2 h 30 min using an oil bath. Optimal resolution and quantitation of Nn-dinitrophenyllysine was obtained with a Nova-Pak C18 column using an isocratic elution with 35% methanol and 65% 0.01 M sodium acetate buffer (pH 4.5) and a flow-rate of 1 ml/min. Satisfactory results were obtained for the reliability of the method in terms of linearity from 0.1 to 5.0 mg/l of lysine-free base, precision (R.S.D. values between 4.3% and 7.8%), recovery (91.5%) and sensitivity (detection limit of 0.02 mg/l). The proposed method has also been checked for lack of interferences from other dinitrophenyl-amino acids.
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Affiliation(s)
- S Albalá-Hurtado
- Unitat de Nutruió i Bromatologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
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