Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Clove Oil in Decontamination of Ready-to-Eat Spinach (<i>Spinacia oleracea</i> L.).

ABSTRACT: Due to an increased demand for natural food additives, clove oil was assessed as a natural alternative to chemical disinfectants in produce washing. This study assessed the antimicrobial activity of 5 and 10% (v/v) clove oil-amended wash liquid (CO) using a zone of inhibition (ZIB) test and determined the time required to completely inactivate pathogenic bacteria using bacterial death curve analysis. A washing experiment was used to evaluate CO's ability to inhibit bacterial growth on inoculated RTE spinach and in the wash water. The findings showed that Shigella flexneri, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Salmonella enterica recovery were completely inhibited within 5 min. Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus recovery were completely inhibi

SUBMITTER: Armah AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11765317 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature