Natamycin and nisin to improve shelf life and minimize benzene generation in lemon soft drinks

Abstract Benzoic acids preservatives may be converted to benzene in soft drinks. The use of alternative antimicrobial compounds, specifically nisin and natamycin, would reduce benzene formation. Initially, doses of nisin and natamycin were tested against Lactobacillus plantarum lactic bacteria and...

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Main Authors: Juliano GARAVAGLIA, Laura Massochin Nunes PINTO, Daiana de SOUZA, Juliana de CASTILHOS, Rochele Cassanta ROSSI, Isabel Cristina Kasper MACHADO, Renata Cristina de Souza RAMOS, Denise Dumoncel Righetto ZIEGLER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos 2019-01-01
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612019005001110&lng=en&tlng=en