WO2003103408A1 - Compositions et procedes pour traiter des fruits et/ou des legumes frais - Google Patents

Compositions et procedes pour traiter des fruits et/ou des legumes frais Download PDF

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WO2003103408A1
WO2003103408A1 PCT/GB2003/002462 GB0302462W WO03103408A1 WO 2003103408 A1 WO2003103408 A1 WO 2003103408A1 GB 0302462 W GB0302462 W GB 0302462W WO 03103408 A1 WO03103408 A1 WO 03103408A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23B—PRESERVING, e.g. BY CANNING, MEAT, FISH, EGGS, FRUIT, VEGETABLES, EDIBLE SEEDS; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES; THE PRESERVED, RIPENED, OR CANNED PRODUCTS
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    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
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  • the present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating fresh fruit and/or vegetables.
  • fruit and/or vegetables have been treated in order to increase the shelf life of the fruit and/or vegetables in supermarkets and greengrocers.
  • fruit and/or vegetables have been treated with cMorine-containing compounds which act as antibacterial or antibiocidal agents prior to supply of the fruit and/or vegetables to the supermarkets and greengrocers.
  • the chlorine containing compounds reduce the initial amount of bacteria present on the fruit and/or vegetables, thereby improving the shelf life of the products.
  • compositions which can be used as antibacterial agents for treating organically grown fruit and vegetables and which themselves are naturally occurring and or do not have any of the toxic properties associated with cMorine-containing compounds, whereby the treated fruit and vegetables can be described to the consumer as being not only organically grown, but also organically treated or preserved.
  • the Antibac product is relatively expensive to use and there is a need to produce a preservative composition for treating fresh fruit and/or vegetables which not only provides an improvement in shelf life corresponding substantially to that achievable using the known chlorine-containing compounds, but also can compete commercially with such chlorine- containing compounds which currently have a very low cost.
  • the present invention aims at least partially to fulfil these needs.
  • the present invention provides a composition for treating fresh fruit and/or vegetables, the composition comprising an aqueous solution of from 0.01 to 0.5% by weight of a first component comprising at least one amino acid, or salt or precursor thereof, which includes a sulphur-containing substituent and from 0.2 to 1% by weight of a second component comprising at least one organic acid, or salt or precursor thereof, selected from malic acid, tartaric acid, ascorbic acid, citric acid, sorbic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, fumaric acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, succinic acid, sulphoxylic acid, polythionic acid, thiabendazole or beta hydroxybenzoic acid.
  • a first component comprising at least one amino acid, or salt or precursor thereof, which includes a sulphur-containing substituent and from 0.2 to 1% by weight of a second component comprising at least one organic acid, or salt or precursor thereof, selected from malic acid, tartaric acid, ascor
  • the first component is selected from at least one of cysteine, cysteic acid, homocysteine, L-cystathionine, methionine or taurine.
  • the first component comprises N acetyl cysteine.
  • the composition has particular utility for treating root crops such as potatoes, and comprises from 0.05 to 0.5% by weight of the first component and from 0.5 to 0.75% by weight of the second component. More preferably, the composition comprises about 0.3% by weight of the first component and about 0.7%) by weight of the second component.
  • the second component comprises a mixture of at least two organic acids or precursors or salts thereof.
  • the second component comprises a mixture of citric acid and lactic acid in an approximate weight ratio of 6: 1.
  • the composition may comprise about 0.3%) by weight N acetyl cysteine, about 0.6%> by weight citric acid and about 0.1% by weight lactic acid.
  • the composition has particular utility for treating salad crops, other vegetable crops and fruit, and comprises from 0.014 to 0.1%> by weight of the first component and from 0.225 to 0.5% by weight of the second component. Yet more preferably, the composition comprises from 0.02 to 0.04%> by weight of the first component and from 0.24 to 0.46%> by weight of the second component.
  • the second component may comprise a mixture of citric acid, malic acid and tartaric acid in an approximate weight ratio of 2: 1 : 1.
  • the composition may comprise about 0.022%) by weight N acetyl cysteine, about 0.13% by weight citric acid, about 0.07% by weight malic acid and about 0.07% by weight tartaric acid.
  • the composition comprises about 0.04%> by weight N acetyl cysteine, about 0.22% by weight citric acid, about 0.12%) by weight malic acid and about 0.12%> by weight tartaric acid.
  • the present invention further provides a composition for producing an aqueous solution for treating fresh fruit and/or vegetables, the composition comprising from 0.5 to 40% by weight of a first component comprising at least one amino acid, or salt or precursor thereof, which includes a sulphur-containing substituent and from 99.5 to 60% by weight of a second component comprising at least one organic acid, or salt or precursor thereof, selected from malic acid, tartaric acid, ascorbic acid, citric acid, sorbic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, fumaric acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, succinic acid, sulphoxylic acid, polythionic acid, thiabendazole or beta hydroxybenzoic acid.
  • a first component comprising at least one amino acid, or salt or precursor thereof, which includes a sulphur-containing substituent and from 99.5 to 60% by weight of a second component comprising at least one organic acid, or salt or precursor thereof, selected from malic acid, tartaric acid, ascorbic
  • the first component is selected from at least one of cysteine, cysteic acid, homocysteine, L-cystathionine, methionine or taurine.
  • the first component comprises N acetyl cysteine.
  • the second component comprises a mixture of at least two organic acids or precursors or salts thereof.
  • the composition comprises from 7 to 40% by weight of the first component and from 93 to 60 % by weight of the second component.
  • the composition comprises about 30% by weight of the first component and about 70%) by weight of the second component.
  • the second component comprises a mixture of citric acid and lactic acid in an approximate weight ratio of 6: 1.
  • the composition comprises about 30% by weight N acetyl cysteine, about 60% by weight citric acid and about 10%) by weight lactic acid.
  • the composition comprises from 5 to 15% by weight of the first component and from 95 to 85% by weight of the second component.
  • the composition comprises about 7.5% by weight of the first component and about 92.5%) by weight of the second component.
  • the second component comprises a mixture of citric acid, malic acid and tartaric acid in an approximate weight ratio of 2: 1 : 1.
  • the fifth component comprises N acetyl cysteine.
  • the mixture consists of the first to fifth components.
  • the mixture includes from 78 to 87% by weight in total of the first and second components.
  • At least one of the third and fourth components is present.
  • the mixture comprises from 40 to 55% by weight of the first component; from 30 to 36% by weight of the second component; from 10 to 16%> by weight of the third component; from 0 to 1%> by weight of the fourth component; and from 4 to 6% by weight of the fifth component.
  • the mixture comprises from 40 to 55% by weight of the first component; from 19 to 32% by weight of the second component; from 10 to 14% by weight of the third component; from 1 to 4% by weight of the fourth component; and from 10 to 12% by weight of the fifth component.
  • the mixture comprises from 20 to 25%) by weight of the first component; from 46 to 58% by weight of H e second component; from 20 to 25% by weight of the third component; from 0 to 1% by weight of the fourth component; and from 2 to 4% by weight of the fifth component.
  • the present invention yet further provides a method for treating fresh fruit and/or vegetables, the method comprising applying the compositions of the present invention to the surface of fresh fruit and/or vegetables.
  • the present invention yet further provides fruit and/or vegetables which have been treated in accordance with the method of the present invention.
  • a composition for treating fresh fruit and/or vegetables comprising an aqueous solution of from 0.1 to 0.5%) by weight of a first component comprising at least one amino acid, or salt or precursor thereof, which includes a sulphur-containing substituent.
  • the first component is selected from at least one of cysteine (otherwise known as L-cysteine or beta-mecaptoalanine), cysteic acid (otherwise known as 3-sulphoalalanine), homocysteine (otherwise known as 2-amino-4-mecaptobutyric acid), L-cystathionine (otherwise known as L-2-amino-4-[(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)-thio] butyric acid), methionine (otherwise known as L-methianene) or taurine (otherwise known as 2-aminoetha ⁇ esulphonic acid). All of these compounds are identified in the Merck Index, 12 th Edition, 1996.
  • the first component most preferably comprises N-acetyl cysteine.
  • the first component tends to act to stop the oxidation process from causing deterioration of the fresh fruit and vegetables thereby preserving the products and thus extending shelf life.
  • the first component does not significantly affect the biocidal activity of the acids comprised in the second component.
  • the amount of the first component is selected so as to provide sufficient antioxidation properties in the composition, while keeping the cost of the composition low so as to be able to compete commercially with chlorine.
  • the acids of the second component act as antibacterial or antibiocidal agents, killing bacteria present on the surface of the first and or vegetables.
  • the second component comprises at least one organic acid, salt or precursor thereof, selected from selected from malic acid, tartaric acid, ascorbic acid, citric acid, sorbic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, fumaric acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, succimc acid, sulphoxylic acid, polythionic acid, thiabendazole or beta hydroxybenzoic acid.
  • the second component is present in the aqueous solution in an amount of from 0.2 to 1.0%o by weight.
  • Organic acids occur widely in nature in fruits, leaves and spices.
  • the organic acids have been selected primarily on the basis of their antibacterial activity.
  • the activity of short chain weak acids relates in part to their chain length; the longer chains tend to have more activity but they are also less soluble in water.
  • Combining the agents has been found to help to improve the solubility of the more active acids by reducing the relative quantity of each acid needed to be used in each mixture.
  • the organic acids are preferably selected so as to provide a lower pH than for components employed for treating vegetable leaf products, salad crops or fruit.
  • the pH of the composition for treating root crops is from 2.0 to 2.5 whereas the pH for treating salad crops, vegetable leaf products and fruit is from 2.5 to 3.2.
  • lactic acid is particularly preferred because it has high acidity, thereby providing a low pH, with smaller amounts of the composition being required to achieve a particular pH value in the composition.
  • compositions of the present invention are initially made up as concentrated solutions for shipping, and then the concentrated solutions are diluted down with water to the final composition used for treating the fresh fruit and or vegetables.
  • the composition which is diluted with water to achieve the final solution typically comprises from 0.5 to 40 wt%> of the first component and from 99.5 to 60 wt% of the second component.
  • the composition preferably comprises from 7 to 40 wt%> of the first component, and from 93 to 60 wt% of the second component, most preferably around 30 wt% of the first component and around 70 wt%> of the second component.
  • the second component may comprise a mixture of two organic acids, for example citric acid and lactic acid.
  • the concentrated solution typically comprises from 7 to 40%) by weight N acetyl cysteine, with the lower N acetyl cysteine amount being employed in conjunction with, for example, 80 wt% citric acid and 13 wt% lactic acid, and the higher N-acetyl cysteine amount being employed in conjunction with, for example, 50 wt% citric acid and 10 wt% lactic acid.
  • a most preferred concentrate comprises 30 wt% N acetyl cysteine, 60 wt%> citric acid and 10 wt%> lactic acid.
  • the lower and upper N acetyl cysteine containing compositions for the final aqueous solution may comprise 0.05 wt% N acetyl cysteine, 0.6 wt% citric acid and 0.1 wt% lactic acid, or 0.5 wt% N acetyl cysteine, 0.6 wt% citric acid, and 0.1 wt%> lactic acid respectively.
  • the amount of N acetyl cysteine in the concentrate may range from 5 wt% to 15 wt%.
  • the concentrate may comprise 5 wt% N acetyl cysteine, 47 wt%> citric acid, 28 wt%> malic acid and 20 wt% tartaric acid.
  • the concentrate may comprise 15 wt% N acetyl cysteine, 40 wt% citric acid, 20 wt% malic acid and 25 wt%> tartaric acid.
  • N acetyl cysteine needs to be carefully selected so as to be able to enhance the shelf life of the fruit or vegetable product, while not causing deleterious effects.
  • this component constitutes less than 1 wt%> of the undiluted composition, then there is substantially no effect of enhancing shelf-life of the fruit and vegetable product, and in practice N acetyl cysteine should typically be present in an amount of at least 2 wt%> based on the undiluted composition to achieve significant shelf- life enhancement.
  • the N acetyl cysteine can typically be present in an amount up to 12 wt%> based on the undiluted composition, with the amount varying depending on the fruit or vegetable to be treated. In particular, the N acetyl cysteine amount tends to be higher for potatoes than for other vegetable or fruit crops. Most preferably, the N acetyl cysteine should be present in an amount of 4 to 6 wt% based on the undiluted composition to be able to treat effectively a broad range of fruit or vegetables so as to enhance their shelf life. Generally, it is desirable to reduce the amount of the N acetyl cysteine component as far as possible, while still achieving the required technical benefits, so as to reduce the cost of the composition.
  • citric acid and/or lactic acid are typically used as the main acid components for most fruit and vegetables. Lactic acid tends to exhibit a lower pH than citric acid, which may be appropriate for certain fruit or vegetables, but lactic acid tends not to be as good as citric acid at killing bacteria.
  • citric acid and lactic acid are employed most particularly in conjunction with malic acid and tartaric acid.
  • the combination of malic acid and tartaric acid achieves better antibacterial properties than malic acid alone, but it has been found that typically the malic acid component must be present in a greater amount than the tartaric acid component, not only for achieving good antibacterial properties, but also because tartaric acid tends to be more expensive than malic acid.
  • malic acid is used in a greater amount than the citric/lactic acid component
  • a mixture of powdered components based on a ratio of weight percentages of the various acid components was employed to produce a concentrated aqueous solution by mixing the powders of the components in the respective weight ratios with water at a ratio of 40wt% water to 60wt% powder.
  • the concentrate was then mixed with water, typically at an amount of 8 to 15 grams of concentrate per litre of water, depending on the pH level needed, to form the ultimate treatment solution which was applied to the fruit or vegetables.
  • the shelf-life properties were determined by placing six samples of the fruit or vegetable in packed plastic punnets with unsealed lids, which were then stored in a refrigerator at 5 degrees centigrade.
  • the antibacterial properties were tested by treating three different bacteria typically found on the relevant fruit and vegetables with the treatment solution.
  • a composition comprising 50 wt% citric acid, 35 wt% malic acid, 11%) tartaric acid and 4%) N acetyl cysteine was employed to produce a treatment solution in the manner described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit or vegetables.
  • the treatment solution was found to give very good enhanced shelf life properties and antibacterial properties to a variety of fruit and vegetables.
  • a typical shelf life was enhanced by 5 days; for pepper (capsicum), the shelf life was typically enhanced by 5 days; for bean sprouts, the shelf life was typically enhanced by 7 days; for mushrooms, the shelf life was typically enhanced by 2 days; for carrots, the shelf life was typically enhanced by 7 days; for cabbage, the shelf life was typically enhanced by 4 days; and for onions, the shelf life was typically enhanced by 5 days.
  • the solution exhibited broad and effective antibacterial properties.
  • a composition comprising 50 wt% lactic acid, 32 wt% malic acid, 14%) tartaric acid and 4% N acetyl cysteine was employed to produce a treatment solution in the manner described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit or vegetables.
  • the treatment solution was found to give very good enhanced shelf life properties and antibacterial properties to a variety of fruit and vegetables.
  • a composition comprising 25 wt%> citric acid, 25 wt%> lactic acid, 32 wt%o malic acid, 14%) tartaric acid and 4%> N acetyl cysteine was employed to produce a treatment solution in the manner described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit or vegetables.
  • the treatment solution was found to give very good enhanced shelf life properties and antibacterial properties to a variety of fruit and vegetables.
  • This Example and Example 1 show that citric and lactic acid have similar antibacterial properties
  • a composition comprising 50 wt%> citric acid, 30 wt% malic acid, 16% tartaric acid and 4% N acetyl cysteine was employed to produce a treatment solution in the manner described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit or vegetables.
  • the treatment solution was found to give very good enhanced shelf life properties and antibacterial properties to a variety of fruit and vegetables.
  • a typical shelf life was enhanced by 5 days; for pepper (capsicum), the shelf life was typically enhanced by 6 days; for bean sprouts, the shelf life was typically enhanced by 6 days; for mushrooms, the shelf life was typically enhanced by 2 days; for carrots, the shelf life was typically enhanced by 8 days; for a carrot/swede mixture, the shelf life was typically enhanced by 4 days; for cabbage, the shelf life was typically enhanced by 5 days; and for onions and red onions, the shelf life was typically enhanced by 5 days. For all these products, the solution exhibited broad and effective antibacterial properties.
  • a composition comprising 48 wt% citric acid, 36 wt% malic acid, 10%> tartaric acid and 6% N acetyl cysteine was employed to produce a treatment solution in the manner described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit or vegetables.
  • the treatment solution was found to give very good enhanced shelf life properties and antibacterial properties to a variety of fruit and vegetables, particularly pepper (capsicum) and mushrooms
  • a composition comprising 45 wt% lactic acid, 26 wt% malic acid, 24% tartaric acid and 5% N acetyl cysteine was employed to produce a treatment solution in the manner described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit or vegetables.
  • the treatment solution was found to give very good enhanced shelf life properties and antibacterial properties to a variety of fruit and vegetables, particularly root vegetables.
  • a composition comprising 55 wt% citric acid, 32 wt% malic acid, 1% ascorbic acid and 12% N acetyl cysteine was employed to produce a treatment solution in the manner described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit or vegetables.
  • the treatment solution was found to give very good enhanced shelf life properties and antibacterial properties to peeled potatoes. It has been found that peeled potatoes in particular suffer from bruising easily which is unsightly to the consumer, and can appear relatively rapidly when stored. For potatoes therefore, the amount of amino acid, in particular N acetyl cysteine, is higher than for other products to preserve shelf-life. Also, the amount of citric acid tends to be higher than for other products
  • a composition comprising 20 wt% citric acid, 58 wt%> malic acid, 20%) tartaric acid and 2% N acetyl cysteine was employed to produce a treatment solution in the manner described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit.
  • the treatment solution was found to give very good enhanced shelf life properties and antibacterial properties to a variety of fruit, in particular apples. It has been found that for some fruit, in particular apples, the amount of malic acid tends to be higher than for other compositions, and typically is the largest component by weight. Also, the amino acid amount, in particular N acetyl cysteine, tends to be reduced, so as to be typically from 2 to 4 wt%.
  • a composition comprising 55 wt% citric acid, 27 wt% malic acid, 16% tartaric acid and 2% ascorbic acid was employed to produce a treatment solution in the manner described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit or vegetables.
  • the treatment solution was found to give poor shelf life properties to a variety of fruit and vegetables. This is believed to be due to the absence of any amino acid, such as N acetyl cysteine, in the composition.
  • a composition comprising 90 wt% citric acid and 10% N acetyl cysteine was employed to produce a treatment solution in the maimer described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit or vegetables.
  • the treatment solution was found to give poor shelf life properties and poor antibacterial properties to a variety of fruit and vegetables.
  • Comparative Example 3 A composition comprising 98 wt% citric acid and 2% N acetyl cysteine was employed to produce a treatment solution in the manner described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit or vegetables.
  • the treatment solution was found to give good shelf life properties but poor antibacterial properties to a variety of fruit and vegetables.
  • a composition comprising 50 wt% citric acid, 20 wt% malic acid, 26% tartaric acid and 2% N acetyl cysteine was employed to produce a treatment solution in the manner described hereinabove which was applied to a selection of fruit or vegetables.
  • the treatment solution was found to give good shelf life properties but poor antibacterial properties to a variety of fruit and vegetables. The poor antibacterial properties are believed to be due to the combination of too low malic acid content and too high tartaric acid content relative to the malic acid.

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L'invention concerne une composition pour traiter des fruits et/ou des légumes frais, ladite composition comprenant une solution aqueuse d'un mélange d'agents antibactériens et d'agents allongeant la durée de conservation, ledit mélange comprenant 20 à 55 % en poids d'un premier constituant qui contient au moins un acide citrique et/ou un acide lactique, ou d'un sel ou d'un précurseur dudit constituant; 26 à 58 % en poids d'un deuxième constituant contenant de l'acide malique, ou d'un sel ou d'un précurseur dudit constituant; 0 à 25 % en poids d'un troisième constituant contenant de l'acide tartrique, ou d'un sel ou d'un précurseur dudit constituant; 0 à 4 % en poids d'un quatrième constituant contenant de l'acide ascorbique, ou d'un sel ou d'un précurseur dudit constituant; 2 à 12 % en poids d'un cinquième constituant contenant au moins un acide animé, ou d'un sel ou un précurseur dudit constituant, qui contient un substituant renfermant du soufre.
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