Journal
FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
Volume 121, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.107012
Keywords
Lactic acid bacteria; Biocontrol agents; anti-Listeria films; Casein hydrolysates; Polymer matrices; Bacterial auto-aggregation
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- Spanish Min-istry of Science, Innovation and Universities [AGL2015-64595-R, RTI2018-093452-B-I00]
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This study explores the potential of blending polyvinyl alcohol with casein hydrolysates to obtain self-standing films capable of carrying lactic acid bacteria as biocontrol agents against food pathogens. The addition of casein hydrolysates improved cell viability, antilisterial properties, and the capacity of bacterial autoaggregation in the films. These blends could be used in active food packaging.
The aim of this work has been to explore the potential of blending polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) with casein hydrolysates (HCas) to obtain self-standing films capable to act as carriers of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as biocontrol agents against food pathogens. For this purpose, PVOH was blended with HCas at different weight ratios and the blends were incorporated with Lactococcus lactis and Lactobacillus sakei. Blending HCas with PVOH resulted in the modification of some functional properties of the films whereas bacteria did not change them. Moreover, incorporation of HCas resulted in an increase in cell viability after film casting and in long-term film storage, and also in film antilisterial properties. These results could be related to the capacity of bacterial autoaggregation in the films during the drying process when HCas was added, as observed by fluorescence light microscopy. Blends could be used in the active packaging of foods.
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