Physicochemical, Microbiological and Sensory Evaluation of Plant-Based Meat Analogs Supplemented with Phenolic Extracts from Olive Mill By-Products.

ABSTRACT: The bioactive properties of a phenolic extract (PE) obtained from olive mill vegetation water (OVW) in powder formulation were utilized to enrich a meat analog composed of lentils and champignon mushrooms. The primary phenolic compounds in this extract were oleacein, verbascoside, and hydroxytyrosol. The effects on the final product were assessed over eight days of storage at 4 °C ± 2 under 12 h of light. The control samples were compared with two meat analogs enriched with ascorbic acid (AA) at 5 g kg^-1 and one enriched with PE at 30 g kg^-1. The physicochemical parameters (pH, aw, color, texture, and total phenol content), antioxidant activity, microbial assessment, and sensory evaluations of meat analog samples were evaluated at three different time points (T0, T4,

SUBMITTER: Nichita A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12523269 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature