Estudio de los tratamientos por alta presión hidrostática en leche de oveja

Estudio de los tratamientos por alta presión hidrostática en leche de oveja El objetivo del trabajo fue estudiar el efecto de las altas presiones sobre la supervivencia microbiana, así como sobre el color, lipolisis y estabilidad de la fase grasa en la leche de oveja. Los tratamientos (Tto) aplicados: presiones de 100 a 500 MPa, temperaturas de 2, 10, 25 y 50ºC, con tiempos de 5 a 60 min. La supervivencia de los microorganismos (microorg.) estudiados: Pseudomonas fluorescens (PF), Escherichia coli (EC), Listeria innocua (LI), Lactobacillus helveticus (LH) y Staphylococcus aureus (SA), disminuyó al aumentar la presión. Fueron necesarias presiones de 400 MPa para obtener reducciones superiores a 4 uni. log. La sensibilidad a la presión fue: PF > EC ª LI > LH > SA, siendo este último el más barorresistente de los estudiados. Se observó que PF, LI y LH presentaron máxima resistencia en los Tto a 25 ºC, mientras que EC y SA fueron a 2 y 10 ºC. Sin embargo, para todos los microorg. ensayados, a 50 ºC fueron los más eficaces. Por otro lado, al menos durante los primeros 15-20 min de Tto se obtuvieron cinéticas de destrucción microbiana de 1er orden. A partir de los valores D obtenidos se observó que fue más práctico incrementar la presión que aplicar Tto prolongados, mayores de 15-20 min. La leche de oveja per se ejerció un efecto baroprotector sobre los microorg. estudiados, independientemente del contenido en materia grasa (MG) de ésta. Respecto al contenido de MG, ésta ejerció efectos diferentes sobre la baroprotección microbiana. Así pues, en EC no ejerció ningún efecto; en LH y SA la MG protegió independientemente del contenido de ésta; en LI, a medida que se incrementó su contenido ofreció mayor protección; y en PF la MG protegió, pero el incremento de ésta conllevó el efecto contrario. El color de la leche apenas cambió. Sólo con Tto de 500 MPa a 4 ºC se apreciaron cambios con respecto al control. Las altas presiones no indujeron lipolisis en la leche. Incluso, gran parte de las muestras tratadas a 50 ºC presentaron valores inferiores de ácidos grasos libres respecto a la leche recién ordeñada, indicando que pudo darse una reesterificación de éstos. Los Tto a 200 y 300 MPa fueron los que mostraron las mayores diferencias en la distribución del tamaño de los glóbulos grasos. Atendiendo al parámetro de cremado (H), las leches tratadas a 4 ºC presentaron mayor tendencia a la desestabilización que las tratadas a 25 y 50 ºC, siendo estas últimas potencialmente más estables en las etapas de reposo. Considerando los resultados del estudio con relación a las reducciones microbianas, color y estabilidad de la fase grasa, la leche de oveja tratada por altas presiones puede considerarse una alternativa a la pasteurizada en la elaboración de quesos de alta calidad.Study of high hydrostatic pressure treatments in ewe's milk The objective of this work was to study the effect of high pressure on the microbial survival, as well as the color, lipolysis and stability of the fat phase in the ewe's milk. The treatments (Trt) applied were: pressures from 100 to 500 MPa, temperatures of 2, 10, 25 and 50ºC, and times of 5 to 60 min. The survival of the microorganisms (microorg.) studied: Pseudomonas fluorescens (PF), Escherichia coli (EC), Listeria innocua (LI), Lactobacillus helveticus (LH) and Staphylococcus aureus (SA), diminished when increasing the pressure. Pressures of 400 MPa were necessary to obtain reductions * 4 log. units. The sensibility to pressure was: PF > EC ª LI > LH > SA, being last one the more barorresistant of those studied. PF, LI and LH showed maximum resistance to Trt at 25 ºC, while EC and SA at 2 and 10 ºC. However, for all the microorg. studied, the Trt at 50 ºC were the most effective. 1st order kinetic of microbial destruction were obtained at least during the first 15-20 min of Trt. From the obtained D-values it was more practical the pressure increase than keep on the Trt for times longer than 15-20 min. Ewe's milk exercised a baroprotective effect by itself on the studied microorg., independently of the fatty matter (FM) content. Regarding the FM content, this exercised different effects on the microbial baroprotection. Therefore, on EC it did not exercise any effect; on LH and SA the FM protected independently of the content of this; on LI, as their content was increased this offered higher protection; and on PF the FM protected, but the increment of this showed on the contrary effect. The color of the milk hardly changed. Only with 500 MPa at 4 ºC Trt changes were appreciated with regard to the control. High pressure did not induce lipolysis in the milk. Even, most of the samples treated at 50 ºC presented values of free fatty acids lower than initial milk, showing a posible resterification. The Trt at 200 and 300 MPa showed the major differences on size distribution of the milk fat globules. The creaming off parameter (H), showed that samples treated at 4 ºC presented higher tendency to destabilization that those treated at 25 and 50 ºC, being potentially these last ones more stable in the rest stages. Considering the results of the study with relationship to the microbial reductions, color and stability of the fat phase, ewe's milk treated by high pressure can be considered an alternative to the pasteurized milk in the production of high quality cheeses

Short Wave Ultraviolet Light (UV-C) Effectiveness in the Inactivation of Bacterial Spores Inoculated in Turbid Suspensions and in Cloudy Apple Juice

Liquid foods might present interferences in their optical properties that can reduce the effectiveness of short-wave ultraviolet radiation (UV-C) treatments used for sterilization purposes. The effect of turbidity as UV-C interference factor against the inactivation of bacterial spores was analysed by using phosphate-buffered saline solutions (PBS) of different turbidity values (2000, 2500, and 3000 NTU) which were adjusted with the addition of apple fibre. These suspensions were inoculated with spores of Bacillus subtilis and Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris. While higher UV-C doses increased the inactivation rates of spores, these were reduced when turbidity values increased; a dose of 28.7 J/mL allowed inactivation rates of B. subtilis spores of 3.96 Log in a 2000-NTU suspension compared with 2.81 Log achieved in the 3000-NTU one. Spores of B. subtilis were more UV-C-resistant than A. acidoterrestris. Cloudy apple juice inoculated with A. acidoterrestris spores was processed by UV-C at different doses in a single pass and with recirculation of the matrix through the reactor. Inactivation increased significantly with recirculation, surpassing 5 Log after 125 J/mL compared with 0.13 Log inactivation after a single-pass treatment at the same UV-C dose. UV-C treatments with recirculation affected the optical properties (absorption coefficient at 254 nm and turbidity) of juice and increased browning as UV-C doses became higher

Drastic Microbial Count Reduction in Soy Milk Using Continuous Short-Wave Ultraviolet Treatments in a Tubular Annular Thin Film UV-C Reactor

Vegetative cells of Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia coli and spores of Bacillus subtilis and Aspergillus niger were inoculated in soy milk at an initial concentration of ≈5 log CFU/mL. Inoculated and control (non-inoculated) soy milk samples were submitted to three types of treatments using a tubular annular thin film short-wave ultraviolet (UV-C) reactor with 1 mm of layer thickness. Treatments applied depended on the flow rate and the number of entries to the reactor, with UV-C doses ranging from 20 to 160 J/mL. The number of entries into the reactor tube (NET) was established as the most determining parameter for the efficiency of the UV-C treatments. Conidiospores of A. niger were reported as the most resistant, followed by B. subtilis spores, while vegetative cells were the most sensible to UV-C, with Listeria monocytogenes being more sensible than Escherichia coli. Treatments of just 80 J/mL were needed to achieve a 5 log CFU/mL reduction of L. monocytogenes while 160 J/mL was necessary to achieve a similar reduction for A. niger spores

Evaluation of Continuous UVC Treatments and its Combination with UHPH on Spores of Bacillus subtilis in Whole and Skim Milk

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of different UVC treatments, alone or in combination with ultra-high pressure homogenization (UHPH) on Bacillus subtilis spores in milk. Spores of B. subtilis (CECT4002) were inoculated in whole and skim milk to an initial concentration about 6 log CFU/mL. Milk was subjected to different ultraviolet radiation treatments at 254 nm (UVC) using a concentric tubular reactor in a dose ranging from 10 to 160 J/mL. Different number of passes were used to adjust the final dose received by the matrix. In general, increasing the number of passes (defined as number of entries to the tunnel-NET) increased the inactivation of spores of B. subtilis. The best lethality results (above 4 Log CFU/mL) were obtained by applying doses from 100 J/mL with several NET. When the same doses were achieved with a single pass lethality in most cases did not exceed 1 log CFU/mL. Increasing the NET also increased the likelihood for the spores to remain longer in the effective distance from the UVC source, estimated as 0.02 mm for whole milk and 0.06 mm for skim milk. Combination of UHPH and UVC did not clearly increase the efficiency of a single UVC treatment, and a lower lethality was even observed in some cases. UHPH treatments increased the turbidity and absorption coefficient (254 nm) of both whole and skim milk

Inactivation of Listeria innocua inoculated in liquid whole egg by high hydrostatic pressure

The resistance of Listeria innocua, as a model microorganism for Listeria monocytogenes, to high hydrostatic pressure in liquid whole egg was studied at several pressures (300, 350, 400, and 450 MPa), temperatures (- 15, 2, and 20°C), and times (5, 10, and 15 min). Listeria innocua was added to liquid whole egg at approximately 10 CFU/ml. Listeria innocua was not totally inactivated in any of the treatments. In general, reduction was better at 2°C than at room temperature, but the greatest inactivation was obtained at 450 MPa at 20°C for 15 min (over 5 log of reduction). The results indicate that microbial inactivation was increased with prolonged exposure to pressure. D values for Listeria innocua were obtained at 400 MPa for two temperatures (2 and 20°C), and different times (0 to 20 min). The microbial inactivation followed apparent first-order kinetics, exhibiting a decimal reduction time of 7.35 min at 2°C and 8.23 min at 20°C

Short Wave Ultraviolet Light (UV-C) Effectiveness in the Inactivation of Bacterial Spores Inoculated in Turbid Suspensions and in Cloudy Apple Juice

Liquid foods might present interferences in their optical properties that can reduce the effectiveness of short-wave ultraviolet radiation (UV-C) treatments used for sterilization purposes. The effect of turbidity as UV-C interference factor against the inactivation of bacterial spores was analysed by using phosphate-buffered saline solutions (PBS) of different turbidity values (2000, 2500, and 3000 NTU) which were adjusted with the addition of apple fibre. These suspensions were inoculated with spores of Bacillus subtilis and Alicyclobacillus acidoterrestris. While higher UV-C doses increased the inactivation rates of spores, these were reduced when turbidity values increased; a dose of 28.7 J/mL allowed inactivation rates of B. subtilis spores of 3.96 Log in a 2000-NTU suspension compared with 2.81 Log achieved in the 3000-NTU one. Spores of B. subtilis were more UV-C-resistant than A. acidoterrestris. Cloudy apple juice inoculated with A. acidoterrestris spores was processed by UV-C at different doses in a single pass and with recirculation of the matrix through the reactor. Inactivation increased significantly with recirculation, surpassing 5 Log after 125 J/mL compared with 0.13 Log inactivation after a single-pass treatment at the same UV-C dose. UV-C treatments with recirculation affected the optical properties (absorption coefficient at 254 nm and turbidity) of juice and increased browning as UV-C doses became higher

Evaluation of Continuous UVC Treatments and its Combination with UHPH on Spores of Bacillus subtilis in Whole and Skim Milk

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of different UVC treatments, alone or in combination with ultra-high pressure homogenization (UHPH) on Bacillus subtilis spores in milk. Spores of B. subtilis (CECT4002) were inoculated in whole and skim milk to an initial concentration about 6 log CFU/mL. Milk was subjected to different ultraviolet radiation treatments at 254 nm (UVC) using a concentric tubular reactor in a dose ranging from 10 to 160 J/mL. Different number of passes were used to adjust the final dose received by the matrix. In general, increasing the number of passes (defined as number of entries to the tunnel-NET) increased the inactivation of spores of B. subtilis. The best lethality results (above 4 Log CFU/mL) were obtained by applying doses from 100 J/mL with several NET. When the same doses were achieved with a single pass lethality in most cases did not exceed 1 log CFU/mL. Increasing the NET also increased the likelihood for the spores to remain longer in the effective distance from the UVC source, estimated as 0.02 mm for whole milk and 0.06 mm for skim milk. Combination of UHPH and UVC did not clearly increase the efficiency of a single UVC treatment, and a lower lethality was even observed in some cases. UHPH treatments increased the turbidity and absorption coefficient (254 nm) of both whole and skim milk

I Congreso Pizarra Digital

Resumen basado en el de la publicaciónSe recogen algunas de las comunicaciones presentadas en el I Congresos Pizarra Digital. Con la llegada de nuevos métodos, modelos didácticos, herramientas, recursos y contenidos digitales a las aulas, se hace necesario un punto de encuentro, referencia y reflexión sobre la digitalización de los entornos educativos. Se pretende asimismo reconocer el esfuerzo de los profesores en su labor docente para integrar en las aulas la tecnología y los formatos y contenidos digitales. Se realiza una presentación de novedades, y una reflexión y puesta en común de proyectos referidos a la Pizarra Digital, la creatividad, los contenidos digitales y otras herramientas multimedia e interactivas y su aporte como ayuda para el profesor, desde la Educación Infantil hasta la Universidad.MadridBiblioteca de Educación del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte; Calle San Agustín, 5 - 3 planta; 28014 Madrid; Tel. +34917748000; [email protected]