Review Article

Emerging Preservation Techniques for Controlling Spoilage and Pathogenic Microorganisms in Fruit Juices

Table 9

Effect of natural antimicrobials on spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms.

Natural antimicrobial Fruit juice Target microorganismsLog reductionReferences

Lactoperoxidase Apple and orange juice Escherichia coli, Shigella sp.>5[64]
Lysozyme Orange juice Salmonella typhimurium [122]
Chitosan Apple juiceYeasts and moulds3[134]
Yeasts 3–5[135]
Cinnamon powder Apple juice Listeria monocytogenes Scott 45954 4–6[136]
Essential oil
 Cinnamon oilApple, pear, melon juicesL. innocua, S. enteritidis, E. coli 5[137]
Melon, watermelonS. enteritidis 3.1–3.9 [17]
E. coli 1.4–1.9
L. monocytogenes 3.4–4.4
Apple juiceS. hadar, E. coli O157:H750%[138]
 Clove oilApple juiceS. hadar, E. coli O157:H750%[138]
Tomato juiceNative microbiota3.9[139]
 Lemon oilApple juice S. hadar, E. coli O157:H750%[138]
 Lemongrass oilApple, pear, melon juicesL. innocua, S. enteritidis, E. coli 5[137]
Apple juiceS. hadar, E. coli O157:H750%[138]
 Lime oilApple juiceS. hadar, E. coli O157:H750%[138]
 Oregano oilApple juiceS. hadar, E. coli O157:H750%[138]
 Carvacrol Apple juice S. hadar, E. coli O157:H750%
 Cinnamaldehyde Apple juiceS. hadar, E. coli O157:H750%[139]
 Citral Apple juiceS. hadar, E. coli O157:H750%[138]
Orange juice L. monocytogenes 1.1–1.3[140]
 EugenolApple juiceS. hadar, and E. coli O157:H750%[138]