PLANT-BASED DISINFECTANTS FOR APPLES (MALUS DOMESTICA)

摘要

The invention relates to compositions for effectively disinfecting and/or preserving fruit and vegetables contaminated by pathogenic and destructive micro-organisms. The aforementioned compositions contain plant-derived extracts or compounds with antimicrobial activity, which can act either alone or combined with other disinfectant agents, such as, for example, organic acids and chlorine compounds, and surfactants, such as polysorbate 80. The compositions of the invention can eliminate or inactivate microbial contamination of apples, including by pathogenic micro-organisms, without altering the nutritional and/or dietary and/or sensory properties thereof.