| | Organic acid/salt | Activity spectrum | Reference |
| | Lactic acid | L. monocytogenes, S. aureus, E. faecalis, B. cereus, Salmonella sp., E. coli, P. aeruginosa, Proteus sp., C. albicans, S. cerevisiae, Penicillium nordicum, Penicillium purpurogenum, Aspergillus flavus, Rhizopus nigricans, Rhodotorula sp. | [5, 17–21, 23–25] | | Sodium lactate | Psychrotrophic bacteria, faecal streptococci, L. monocytogenes, Enterobacteriaceae, E. coli, Salmonella sp. | [26] | | Potassium lactate | L. monocytogenes, E. coli, Salmonella sp. | [26] | | Citric acid | L. monocytogenes, Salmonella typhimurium, E. coli O157:H7, Aspergillus flavus, Penicillium purpurogenum, Rhizopus nigricans, Fusarium oxysporum, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Zygosaccharomyces bailii | [5, 18, 19, 21, 24, 27, 28] | | Sodium citrate | Fusarium sp. | [21] | | Acetic acid | L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella typhimurium, Enterobacteriaceae, Penicillium nordicum, Penicillium purpurogenum, Aspergillus flavus, Rhizopus nigricans, Fusarium sp. | [5, 18–21, 23–25] | | Propionic acid | L. monocytogenes, E. coli, Salmonella spp., Clostridium perfringens, Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium sp., Penicillium sp., Rhizopus nigricans, | [16, 19, 21, 23, 24] | | Tartaric acid | Salmonella typhimurium, Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium sp., Penicillium sp., Rhizopus nigricans | [16, 18, 21] | | Formic acid | E. coli, Salmonella spp., Clostridium perfringens, Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium sp., Penicillium sp., Rhizopus nigricans | [16, 21] | | Sodium formate | Streptococcus sp., Clostridium perfringens, E. coli, Salmonella enterica typhimurium, Campylobacter jejuni | [15] | | Benzoic acid | E. coli, L. monocytogenes | [29] | | Sodium benzoate | Fusarium sambucinum, L. monocytogenes | [21, 30–32] | | Succinic acid | Salmonella typhimurium, E. coli, B. subtilis, S. suis | [19] | | Sorbic acid | Fusarium sp., L. monocytogenes, E. coli | [21, 29, 33] | | Potassium sorbate | Fusarium sp., L. monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. | [21, 30, 31, 34] |
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