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BIOPRESERVATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Preservation and Canning
DEF

The preservation of food by use of micro-organisms (as in traditional fermented foods), as opposed to chemical preservatives.

OBS

[Bioconservation] may be achieved by adding bacteria that produce antagonistic compounds or by adding the purified antagonistic substances.

Key term(s)
  • bio-conservation
  • bio-preservation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
DEF

[...] technologie de conservation consistant à ajouter dans des aliments généralement conditionnés sous vide ou sous atmosphère protectrice des micro-organismes sélectionnés pour leurs capacités à inhiber la croissance de microorganismes indésirables (microflores d'altération et microflore pathogène).

Key term(s)
  • bio-conservation
  • bio-préservation

Spanish

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