Development of antimicrobial formulation based on essential oils and gamma irradiation to increase the shelf life of boneless chicken thighs

Shiv Shankar, Salwa Karboune, Stephane Salmieri, Monique Lacroix

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Abstract

The present study illustrates the development of essential oils (EOs) formulation, and boneless chicken thigh samples were treated with the developed EOs formulation and gamma irradiation to increase the shelf life of treated chicken samples. The binary, tertiary, and quaternary combinations of EOs were developed by the broth dilution method and the fractional inhibitory concentration index. The tertiary combinations of EOs, Thyme + Cannelle + Oregano, showed the best result and exhibited additive (AD) effect against S. enterica, S aureus, and E. coli. The shelf life of the chicken sample increased by 3 days and 8 days when treated by Thyme + Cannelle + Oregano EOs and γ-irradiation, respectively. However, when chicken samples were treated with the combinations of EOs formulations and γ-irradiation, the shelf life of the chicken sample increased by 14 days. The results showed that the combination of EOs treatment with a low dose of γ-irradiation could be used to increase the shelf life of treated food.

Original languageEnglish
Article number109893
JournalRadiation Physics and Chemistry
Volume192
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2022

Keywords

  • Antimicrobial activity
  • Chicken
  • Essential oil formulation: gamma irradiation
  • Shelf life

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