Aloe Vera As Food Preservative


	Aloe Vera As Food Preservative

baffiebabe

2-19-2007 8:56 AM

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2-20-2007 12:04 AM

AndrewK512

Where do I get some?

2-20-2007 12:24 AM

dreamwords

one to try at home! I have an aloe plant. Hmmm.

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<P>Researchers at the <A title="University%20of%20Miguel%20Hern%E1ndez" class="new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=University_of_Miguel_Hern%C3%A1ndez%26action=edit">University of Miguel Hernández</A> in <A title="Alicante" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicante">Alicante</A>, <A title="Spain" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain">Spain</A>, have developed a <A title="Gel" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gel">gel</A> based on <I>A. vera</I> that prolongs the conservation of fresh produce, such as fresh fruit and <A title="Legume" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legume">legumes</A>. This gel is tasteless, colourless and odourless. This natural product is a safe and environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic preservatives such as <A title="Sulfur%20dioxide" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulfur_dioxide">sulfur dioxide</A>. The study showed that <A title="Grape" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grape">grapes</A> at 1°C coated with this gel could be preserved for 35 days against 7 days for untreated grapes. According to the researchers, this gel operates through a combination of mechanics (Serrano et al., 2006), forming a protective layer against the <A title="Oxygen" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen">oxygen</A> and moisture of the air and inhibiting, through its various <A title="Antibiotic" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotic">antibiotic</A> and <A title="Antifungal%20drug" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifungal_drug">antifungal</A> compounds, the action of micro-organisms that cause foodborne illnesses.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/4D1DE221-B7BD-4E5E-B9AD-891167D7D3C8/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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