Background: In recent years, the food industry is challenged to produce high-quality products using natural preservative alternatives instead of synthetic ones, owing to the increasing consumer demand for clean-label food products. Organic acids have potential as an alternative due to their antimicrobial activity and high food safety (GRAS). Therefore, the objective of this work was to investigate the antimicro...
Introduction: In recent years, the food industry has faced the challenge of producing high-quality products using natural preservative alternatives instead of synthetic ones. Essential oils (EO), naturally present in various plants, have potential as alternatives due to their antimicrobial activity and high food safety (Generally Recognized as Safe, GRAS). This study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial activ...