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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Application of the Hurdle Technology Concept to the Fresh Za'atar (

Samer Mudalal, Doaa Kanan, Ola Anabtawi, Alma Irshaid, Mohammed Sabbah, Munqez Shtaya, Faisal Shraim, Gianluigi Mauriello

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Advances Postharvest Preservation Technology.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Samer MudalalDepartment of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus P.O. Box 707, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0002-6356-6891
Doaa KananDepartment of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus P.O. Box 707, Palestine.
Ola AnabtawiDepartment of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus P.O. Box 707, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0002-3960-9257
Alma IrshaidDepartment of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus P.O. Box 707, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0001-9268-7214
Mohammed SabbahDepartment of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus P.O. Box 707, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0003-4631-8156
Munqez ShtayaDepartment of Plant Production and Protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus P.O. Box 707, Palestine.ORCID 0000-0003-3602-8518
Faisal ShraimDepartment of Plant Production and Protection, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus P.O. Box 707, Palestine.
Gianluigi MaurielloDepartment of Agricultural Science, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6876-6235

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oregano (Origanum syriacum) is popularly called za’atar in the Middle East region. It is widely used in the Mediterranean diet as an aromatic herb. This study aimed to evaluate the preservation effect of natural additives, vacuum packaging, and refrigeration on the quality traits of fresh oregano. In total, 132 fresh oregano samples were formulated and split into 4 groups (n = 33) labeled group A (100% fresh oregano leaves, Control), group B (fresh oregano 63.2%, 15% fresh onion, 20% oil, 1.8% salt), group C (fresh oregano 61.91%, 15% fresh Allium cepa, 20% oil, 1.8% salt, 1.29% sumac), and group D (fresh oregano 59.2%, 15% fresh Allium cepa, 20% corn oil, 1.8% salt, 4% lactic acid, ultimate pH 4.4). Different quality traits such as color index (L*a*b*), microbiological analysis (total aerobic, anaerobic, and psychrotrophic bacteria and yeasts and molds), and sensory features (taste, flavor, appearance, saltiness, and overall acceptance) were assessed during the storage period (42 days) for all groups. Our study showed that the addition of lactic acid (group D) exhibited a strong preservation effect against aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. In this context, group D had significantly lower aerobic and anaerobic bacterial counts (5.12 vs. 6.7, 6, and 6.7 log (cfu/g); p < 0.05) and (4.75 vs. 6.6, 6.1, 6.77 (cfu/g); p < 0.05) than group A, B, and C; respectively. Group D exhibited significantly (p < 0.05) lower psychrotrophic bacterial count (3.6 log (cfu/g)) during the whole period of storage compared with control. Group B had a lower redness index (a*) (−3.3 vs. −1.8, −1.65, −1.23; p < 0.05) than groups A, C, and D; respectively. In conclusion, our study showed that there is a possibility of improving the preservation of oregano (Origanum syriacum) by using lactic acid and sumac combined with vacuum packaging under refrigeration conditions.

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Allium cepaoreganorefrigerationRhus coriariavacuum packaging

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PMID36230077
PMCPMC9563453

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