Inhibition of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytognes growth in milk and cantaloupe juice by thymol nanoemulsions prepared with gelatin and lecithin

Thymol is an effective antimicrobial and is to be encapsulated for use in liquid foods. Previously, novel thymol nanoemulsions have been prepared with the emulsifier combination of gelatin-A (acid-hydrolyzed) or -B (base-hydrolyzed) and lecithin. The objective of this study was to characterize the antimicrobial activity of thymol nanoemulsified by gelatin and soy lecithin, using milk and cantaloupe juice as two model food systems at 21 °C....