Title
Potato Peel Extract a Nonmutagenic Antioxidant with Potential Antimicrobial Activity
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1998
Abstract
Freeze-dried water extract of potato peels (pp), containing chlorogenic, caffeic, gallic, and protocatechuic acids, was tested for effectiveness as a natural antioxidant. The pp was prepared from peel waste of Russet Burbank potatoes. Safety concerns regarding the use of pp in foods were investigated. The pp was examined for mutagenic activity using the in vitro Salmonella typhimurium- Escherichia coli microsome assay and found to be nonmutagenic. Plate count of pp revealed <10 CFU/g. The antibacterial activity of the pp was species dependent. It was effective only at high concentration against gram negative and one gram positive bacteria but it was bacteriostatic.
Department
Chemistry and Geology
Online ISSN
1750-3841
Publication Title
Journal of Food Science
Recommended Citation
Rodriguez de Sotillo, D., Hadley, M., & Wolf-Hall, C. (1998). Potato peel extract a nonmutagenic antioxidant with potential antimicrobial activity. Journal of Food Science, 63(5), 907-910. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1998.tb17924.x
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2621.1998.tb17924.x
Link to Publisher Version (DOI)
Publisher's Copyright and Source
Copyright © 1998 Institute of Food Technologists.
