Efeito inibitório do óleo essencial de Cympopogon citratus (D.C). STAPF frenta à bactérias patogênicas e microbiota autóctone em suco de abacaxi (Ananas comosus (L.) Merril)

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Leite, Caroline Junqueira Barcellos
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal da Paraíba; Brasil; Ciências da Nutrição; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Nutrição; UFPB
• Palavras-chave em Português: Cymbopogon citratus; Ananas comosus (L.) Merril; Suco; Bactéria patogênicas; Microbiota autóctone; Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill; Juice; Pathogenic bacteria; Indigenous microbiota; CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::NUTRICAO
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/tede/8830

The fruit production is very expressive in Brazil, especially the pineapple cultivation, Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill. Fruit that taste and intense aroma, used for industrialization juices, with a good acceptance for consumption. Although the fruit juice not be characterized as a means of frequent contamination of pathogenic microorganisms, the occurrence and the increase in cases of outbreaks bound by these foods is emerging. In this sense, the combination of antimicrobial properties of essential oils in different food matrices has led to investigation of these oils as food preservatives and their performance on the physicochemical properties and sensory product. Given this context, this study aimed to evaluate the potential of the essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus (OECC), compared to bacterial contaminants of pineapple juice (Listeria monocytogens (ATCC7644), Escherichia coli (UFPEDA224) and Salmonella enterica Enteritidis Serova Serova (UFPE414) in mixed inoculum, by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the influence of the application of OECC on growth and survival of the mixed inoculums. Moreover, the effectiveness of OECC was verified against the indigenous microbiota in pineapple juice; and the evaluation of physical, chemical and sensory parameters of juice with OECC. The value of MIC found was 5μL / mL against the mixed inoculum. Concentrations lower than MIC (2.5 uL / mL -CIM / 2 and 1.25 uL/ mL -CIM / 4) were able to decrease the count of L. monocytogenes and E. coli in pineapple juice values ≥ 5 log (CFU / mL) after 15minutes of exposure in the juice. S. enteritidis, the same level of inhibition was detected after 15 minutes exposure to concentrations in 5μL OECC / ml, 2.5 uL / mL. When OECC was incorporated into juice at a concentration of 1.25 uL / mL, a 1 hour time interval to establish a ≥ 5 log reduction in S. enteritidis was necessary. At concentrations of 0.6 uL / mL - MIF / 8, 1 h 45 min intervals were required to achieve a ≥ 5 log-in E. coli and L. monocytogenes, respectively; while, 12 h were necessary to achieve similar reduction in S. Enteritidis. The OECC (5 uL / mL, 2.5 uL / mL and 1.25 uL / ml) was able to reduce in ≥ 5 log count of mesophilic bacteria, lactic acid bacteria, molds and yeasts that occur naturally in juice pineapple maximum time interval of 2 hr. A reduction of ≥ 5 log was not observed in microorganisms of the indigenous microbiota in the concentration of OECC (0.6 uL / mL). The physico-chemical properties (pH, titratable acidity and soluble solids) of pineapple juice containing the OECC (2.5 uL / mL-CIM / 2 and 1.25 uL / mL-CIM / 4) were kept in the control . The juice samples with OECC (2.5 uL / mL and 1.25 uL / mL) that passed through the sensory panel showed good acceptance for some sensory properties (appearance, odor, viscosity), but parameters of flavor, aftertaste and acceptance overall had unsatisfactory ratings of the panelists. The OECC proved to be an effective alternative in food safety and sensory attributes mentioned above when applied to pineapple juice. Therefore, further studies on the OECC pineapple juice with no additional thermal technology can be used to achieve a balance between the microbiological safety and sensory aspects of the product.