title: Tannins and extracts of fruit byproducts: antibacterial activity against foodborne bacteria and antioxidant capacity.
abstract: The shelf life of fresh fish and meat transported over long distances could be extended by using plant-based extracts to control spoilage bacteria. The goals of the present study were to identify plant-based extracts that effectively suppress the main spoilage bacteria of chilled fish and lamb and to assess their antioxidant capacity. The phenolic compounds in wood-based tannins and extracts isolated from byproducts of the fruit processing industry were identified and/or quantified. The total phenol content, but not the flavonoid to total phenol ratio, was strongly associated with higher antibacterial activity against several fish and lamb spoilage bacteria in zone of inhibition and minimum inhibitory concentration assays as well as greater antioxidant capacity in the DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) radical assay. The most promising compounds in both cases, and thus good candidates for antibacterial packaging or antioxidant dietary supplements, were mango seed extract and tannic acid containing mostly polygalloyl glucose type phenols.
authors.affiliation: Scion , Private Bag 3020, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Petri
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Widsten
authors.forename: Cristina D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Graham C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: Marta A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pajak
authors.forename: Tony K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: McGhie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D005396:Fish Products / Q000382:microbiology; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D019800:Phenol / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D012756:Sheep; D013634:Tannins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014866:Waste Products / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D013634:Tannins; D014866:Waste Products; D019800:Phenol
keywords: active packaging; antibacterial; antioxidant; dietary supplement; extract; fruit; shelf life; tannin