Preservative Effect of Edible Chitosan Coated Liposomes Loaded with Natural Antimicrobial Agents in White Soft Cheese

Authors

  • Samah A. Sakr Food Control Department, Animal Health Research Institute, El-Mohafza Street, 44516 Zagazig, Egypt.
  • Manal I. ElShaer Food Control Department, Animal Health Research Institute, El-Mohafza Street, 44516 Zagazig, Egypt.
  • Amina L. Mohamed Pre-treatment and Finishing of Cellulose-based Textiles Department, Textile Research and Technology Institute, National Research Centre, 12622 Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
  • Mohamed A. Bayoumi Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 44519 Zagazig, Egypt.

Abstract

Plainly treated foods are highly recommended in the recent world, so edible packaging using encapsulated essential oils in biopolymers have afforded a premium and nontoxic food preservation technique. In this work, chitosan-based emulsions made of liposomes loaded with thyme essential oil were explored to lengthen the shelf-life of white soft cheese. Chitosan-based emulsions with TEO/liposomes, prepared by 2% wt/v chitosan solutions (CL-TEO), are active for 60 days. Antimicrobial activities were assessed via determination of total viable counts of Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) and Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium) over 4 weeks at refrigerated storage at 5 ºC. Cheese samples coated with CL-TEO 2% v/v and samples coated with CL-TEO 1% v/v plus nisin kept its satisfactory appearance, as well acceptable bacterial counts for 1 month at 5ºC. The results suggested that the formulated liposomal chitosan emulsions encapsulated TEO 2% v/v and liposomal chitosan emulsion encapsulated TEO 1% v/v plus nisin might be promising natural formulas to extend the shelf life in addition to preserving the flavour of white soft cheese.

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Published

2022-11-16

How to Cite

Sakr, S. A. ., ElShaer, M. I. ., Mohamed, A. L. ., & Bayoumi, M. A. . (2022). Preservative Effect of Edible Chitosan Coated Liposomes Loaded with Natural Antimicrobial Agents in White Soft Cheese. Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research, 12(6), 651-657. Retrieved from https://www.advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/1074

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