Essay Example on Fruits and vegetables as vital components of the human Diet

Through its cavitational effects on matrices ultrasound has been applied effectively 128 in the inactivation of microorganisms Knorr et al 2004 Cameron et al 2009 Birmpa et al 129 2013 Ferrario et al 2015 Cruz Casino et al 2016 removal and degradation of pesticides 130 Tianli et al 2009 Zhang et al 2010a 2010b Lozowicka et al 2016 in fruits and 131 vegetables 

High power ultrasound possesses the potential to be developed into an advance 132 oxidation process for food safety enhancement preservation and shelf life improvement 133 devoid of quality and organoleptic property losses Knorr et al 2004 Chemat et al 2011 134 Gao et al 2014 As an alternative technique to pasteurization and sterilization ultrasound is 135 attaining significance owed to the increasing level of awareness and consumer demand for 136 new improved methods of food processing that do not impact negatively on overall food 137 quality Yuting et al 2013 Gao et al 2014 Factors that may turn to be influential to 138 ultrasound efficiency as a decontamination technology are as follows 1 type of fruit or 139 vegetable 2 target pesticide or microorganism 3 initial pesticide concentration or 140 microbial load 4 chemical composition of the pesticide or physiological state of the 141 bacterial cells and 5 ultrasonic operating conditions and variables 142 In this review ultrasound applications in pesticide removal and degradation and 143 microorganism inactivation in fruits and vegetables were highlighted Routes of 144 contamination and scientific literature supporting the mechanisms levels and possible 145 inefficiencies of ultrasonic decontamination and quality attributes of sonicated products were 146 presented