Antimicrobial Activity of Pomegranate Peel and Its Applications on Food Preservation

Table 2

Antifungal effects of pomegranate peel against different pathogens.

Fungi	Peel preparation and dose	Mechanism of action	Reference
F. sambucinum	The methanol extract of pomegranate peels (20 mg·ml^−1)	Due to the high contents of phenolic compounds	[11]
P. digitatum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.	0.061–0.304 g dry methanolic extract mL^−1	Inhibit cellular receptors of pathogens	[32]
Brown rot (caused by Monilinia laxa and M. fructigena)	Aqueous PPEs (9.93 and 12.84 mg·ml^−1)	Due to the high total phenolic and flavonoid contents	[45]
B. cinerea, P. digitatum, and P. expansum	20 h of incubation with PPE (1.2 and 12 g·L^−1)	Due to the high concentrations of ellagitannins	[46]
F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici	Water extract (80%), methanol extract (40%), and ethanol extract (20%) of pomegranate peel	Due to the high levels of total phenol and punicalagin contents.	[47]
P. digitatum	Incorporation of 0.361 g water PPE into locust bean gum and chitosan coatings	Due to the high contents of phenolic compounds	[48]