title: Radiation-treated ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken breast Adobo for immuno-compromised patients.
abstract: Usually in hospitals low-bacterial diets are served to immuno-compromised patients (ICPs). However, low-bacterial diets still pose a high risk of microbial infections and limit the food selection of the patients. Thus, pathogen-free dishes must be made available. This study presents the development of pathogen-free ready-to-eat (RTE) Filipino ethnic food chicken breast Adobo, sterilized by exposure to high-dose gamma rays (25 kGy) in combination with conventional treatments. Frozen vacuum-packed samples artificially inoculated with Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium, were exposed to 25 kGy gamma radiation for complete sterilization. Microbial quality and sterility of the samples were analysed following 15, 30, and 60 days of storage at -4°C. The effects of high-dose gamma irradiation on the nutritional quality and sensory characteristics of RTE chicken breast Adobo were also evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research Section, Atomic Research Division, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology (PNRI-DOST), Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. Electronic address: cpfeliciano@pnri.dost.gov.ph.
authors.forename: Chitho P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Feliciano
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research Section, Atomic Research Division, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology (PNRI-DOST), Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
authors.forename: Zenaida M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: De Guzman
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research Section, Atomic Research Division, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology (PNRI-DOST), Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
authors.forename: Levelyn Mitos M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Tolentino
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research Section, Atomic Research Division, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology (PNRI-DOST), Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
authors.forename: Maria Lucia C
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cobar
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Research Section, Atomic Research Division, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Department of Science and Technology (PNRI-DOST), Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.
authors.forename: Gina B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Abrera
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005514:Food Irradiation; D061353:Food Storage; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000528:radiation effects; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000528:radiation effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000528:radiation effects; D013242:Sterilization
keywords: Chicken meat Adobo; Food irradiation; High-dose gamma irradiation; Immuno-compromised patients; Ready-to-eat meal