Bactocease®
Bactocease® a food safety ingredient for proteins, is a liquid based antimicrobial designed to protect ready-to-eat meat and poultry products from Listeria monocytogenes. This propionic acid-based antimicrobial solution has shown to extend product shelf-life more consistently in comparison to traditional lactate-based products and can therefore be used as an alternative to sodium lactate/diacetate based solutions.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Liquid
Product families
Applications
- Convenience Foods
- Meat Poultry & Seafood
Product Families
- Antioxidants & Preservatives
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Bactocease
- Features
- Cost Effective, Easy To Use, Enhanced Shelf Life
- Functions
Anti-Microbial Agent, Preservative, Shelf Life Enhancer
- Ingredient Name
- Propionic Acid
- Markets
- Food & Nutrition
- Ingredient
- Propionic Acid
- Technology
- Food Ingredients
- Food Additive Number
- E 280, INS 280
- Food Ingredients Features
- Cost Effective
- Easy To Use
- Enhanced Shelf Life
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Anti-Microbial Agent
- Preservative
- Shelf Life Enhancer
- Innovation
Ready-to-eat meat, such as hot dogs, can pose food safety risks to consumers as they have the potential to harbor pathogenic bacteria, such as Listeria monocytogenes. By using a propionic acid-based solution, Bactocease, this buffered organic acid can penetrate the cell wall, thereby disrupting the normal physiology of the bacteria and thus inhibit growth. The purpose of this study was to determine which effects on sensory and other quality attributes Bactocease had in hot dogs as well as the effectiveness in inhibiting bacterial growth.
- Food and Nutrition Applications
- Processed Meat Products
- Ready Meals
