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Synergistic micro-nano bubble treatment via high-speed vortex and ultrasound enhances quality and safety of lettuce and cherry tomatoes.
| Τίτλος: | Synergistic micro-nano bubble treatment via high-speed vortex and ultrasound enhances quality and safety of lettuce and cherry tomatoes. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Li X; School of Food & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China., Dong Y; School of Food & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China., Shen J; School of Food & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China., Zhang L; School of Food & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China., Gao X; School of Food & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China., Wang B; School of Food & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China., Zhang ZH; School of Food & Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China. Electronic address: zhihong1942@foxmail.com. |
| Πηγή: | Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.) [Food Res Int] 2026 Sep 30; Vol. 240, pp. 119672. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 06. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Published on behalf of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology by Elsevier Applied Science Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 9210143 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1873-7145 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09639969 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Food Res Int Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : Published on behalf of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology by Elsevier Applied Science, c1992- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Lactuca*/microbiology , Lactuca*/chemistry , Solanum lycopersicum*/microbiology , Solanum lycopersicum*/chemistry , Food Preservation*/methods , Food Handling*/methods , Ultrasonic Waves*, Ascorbic Acid/analysis ; Fruit/microbiology ; Catechol Oxidase/metabolism ; Pesticide Residues/analysis ; Peroxidase/metabolism ; Food Contamination/prevention & control ; Food Storage ; Food Microbiology ; Food Quality ; Colony Count, Microbial |
| Περίληψη: | This study aimed to address quality deterioration and microbial contamination in fresh produce during postharvest storage by exploring efficient and safe cleaning technologies. The effects of three micro-nano bubble (MNB) treatments generated via ultrasound (US), high-speed vortex (HV), and their synergistic system (HV-US) on the quality and safety of lettuce and cherry tomatoes were compared. Results showed that the HV-US synergistic system significantly outperformed the individual treatments (p < 0.05), which was attributed to its smaller bubble size, higher dissolved oxygen content, stronger oxidative capacity. HV-US significantly reduced weight loss rates (3.19% for lettuce and 3.59% for tomatoes), increased firmness (2.12 N and 5.61 N), and minimized color changes (ΔE⁎ of 22.0 and 7.8) during storage (p < 0.05). It also significantly inhibited polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) activities, reduced vitamin C (Vc) degradation by 30% in lettuce and 22% in cherry tomatoes, decreased microbial counts by 2.09 and 2.90 log CFU·g-1, and lowered pesticide residues to 10.2 μg·kg-1 and 8.2 μg·kg-1, respectively (p < 0.05). These findings demonstrate that the HV-US synergistic MNB treatment effectively improves the cleaning efficiency, storage quality, and safety of fresh fruits and vegetables, showing high potential for postharvest industrial applications. (Copyright © 2026 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Cleaning efficiency; Fruit and vegetable; MNB; Shelf-life; Synergistic treatment |
| Substance Nomenclature: | PQ6CK8PD0R (Ascorbic Acid) EC 1.10.3.1 (Catechol Oxidase) 0 (Pesticide Residues) EC 1.11.1.7 (Peroxidase) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260706 Date Completed: 20260707 Latest Revision: 20260706 |
| Update Code: | 20260708 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.119672 |
| PMID: | 42409498 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1873-7145 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.119672 |