Organic food preservative compositions
AssigneeLocus Solutions Ipco, LLC
InventorsSean Farmer, Ken Alibek
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Abstract
The subject invention provides compositions and methods for preserving food products. Specifically, the subject compositions and methods can be used to prolong the consumable life of food products, as well as to reduce and/or prevent spoilage and/or contamination by microbial agents. Preferably, the compositions comprise a blend of one or more glycolipids and one or more lipopeptides. Even more preferably, the compositions comprise sophorolipids and surfactin, lichenysin or another lipopeptide biosurfactant.
Claims9
A method for extending the consumable life of a food product, comprising contacting a food preservative composition with the food product, wherein said food preservative composition comprises a microorganism, and/or a glycolipid, wherein
- said microorganism comprises Starmerella bombicola, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pseudozyma aphidis, Pichia guilliermondii or Pichia anomala,
- said glycolipid comprises a sophorolipid or a mannosylerythritol lipid, a total concentration of the glycolipid in the food preservative composition being from about 0.005% to about 1.0%, and
- the food preservative composition at said concentration is in the food product to be consumed.
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