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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Antimicrobial Effects of Chitosan, Mastic Essential Oil and Citric Acid, and Their Combinations on the Spoilage Microbiota of "Guacamole": An Avocado-Based Salad.

Rameez Al-Daour, Ayman Zehra Shakir Hussein, Tareq M Osaili, Fayeza Hasan, Dinesh Kumar Dhanasekaran, Mutamed Ayyash, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Thaís Benincá, Patrícia da Silva Malheiros, Ioannis N Savvaidis

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Rameez Al-DaourDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Ayman Zehra Shakir HusseinDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Tareq M OsailiDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Fayeza HasanResearch Institute of Medical and Health Sciences (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-8349-1057
Dinesh Kumar DhanasekaranResearch Institute of Medical and Health Sciences (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Mutamed AyyashDepartment of Food, Nutrition and Health, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-9312-500X
Leila Cheikh IsmailDepartment of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-3048-7481
Thaís BenincáMicrobiology and Food Hygiene Laboratory, Food Science and Technology Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90010-150, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Patrícia da Silva MalheirosMicrobiology and Food Hygiene Laboratory, Food Science and Technology Institute, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90010-150, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-0530-0884
Ioannis N SavvaidisDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab Emirates.

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University of Sharjah 2101050666
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guacamole is an avocado-based Ready-to-Eat (RTE) salad product, consumed globally and increasingly popular due to health trends. Its composition, characterized by a relatively neutral pH and stable water activity, creates favorable conditions for microbial proliferation, leading to spoilage, and resulting in a limited shelf-life of the product. Natural antimicrobials, such as essential oils (EOs), organic acids, chitosan, etc. have the potential to control microbial populations, therefore delaying spoilage and consequently providing a shelf-life extension. This study evaluated the effects of different concentrations of the selected natural antimicrobials [citric acid, mastic essential oil (EO), chitosan] added, either singly or combined, on the indigenous microbial ("spoilage") association of guacamole during two storage conditions (chill, mild) for a period of 7 days. Results showed that of all the species enumerated in the present study, yeasts and molds were the predominant species, followed by Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB),

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avocadoessential oilsguacamolemicrobial spoilagenatural antimicrobialsready-to-eat

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PMID41227766
PMCPMC12610590

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