Protective Cultures, Antimicrobial Metabolites and Bacteriophages for Food and Beverage Biopreservation

Download or read book Protective Cultures, Antimicrobial Metabolites and Bacteriophages for Food and Beverage Biopreservation written by C. Lacroix and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2010-11-15 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumers favor foods and beverages with fewer synthetic additives, but products must also be safe to eat and have a sufficiently long shelf-life. Biopreservation (using a food’s natural microflora and/or their antibacterial products for protection against pathogens and spoilage), is a method of growing interest for the safe production of minimally-processed foods. Protective Cultures, Antimicrobial Metabolites and Bacteriophages for Food and Beverage Biopreservation explores this critical process that effectively balances food safety and shelf life longevity.