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Gamma irradiation in food preservation: a critical review

Over the last century, food irradiation had become the most studied preservation, sterilization, and treatment methods over the globe. One of the common irradiation methods used in the food industry is gamma irradiation. A variety of studies have been undertaken to specifically investigate the effec...

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Main Authors: Fadhilah, Najaa, Sarkawi, Muhammad Syahir, Nur Syazwani, Nur Syazwani, Sazali, Muhammad Arif
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Published: Malaysian Nuclear Society (MNS) 2021
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Q Science (General)
TP Chemical technology
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97805/
https://www.jnrtmns.net/index.php/jnrt/article/view/201
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spelling my.utm.978052022-11-02T09:37:48Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97805/ Gamma irradiation in food preservation: a critical review Fadhilah, Najaa Sarkawi, Muhammad Syahir Nur Syazwani, Nur Syazwani Sazali, Muhammad Arif Q Science (General) TP Chemical technology Over the last century, food irradiation had become the most studied preservation, sterilization, and treatment methods over the globe. One of the common irradiation methods used in the food industry is gamma irradiation. A variety of studies have been undertaken to specifically investigate the effects of gamma irradiation on the safety and quality of irradiated food for human consumption. Studies have shown that a low dose of gamma irradiation does not cause food radioactivity thus the foods are safe for consumption. However, the effect on physical parameters (weight, colour, texture, pH, etc.) biochemical and chemical properties (proteins, vitamins, phenolics, flavonoid, antioxidant activity, etc.) of irradiated food may vary depending on the type of food and the applied dose. In this review, the gamma irradiation method, consumer acceptance, and the effect of gamma irradiation on food are critically reviewed. It is clear that gamma irradiation treatment shows a very promising future in food preservation. Malaysian Nuclear Society (MNS) 2021-09 Article PeerReviewed Fadhilah, Najaa and Sarkawi, Muhammad Syahir and Nur Syazwani, Nur Syazwani and Sazali, Muhammad Arif (2021) Gamma irradiation in food preservation: a critical review. Journal of Nuclear and Related Technologies (JNRT), 18 (2). pp. 32-44. ISSN 1823-0180 https://www.jnrtmns.net/index.php/jnrt/article/view/201 NA
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topic Q Science (General)
TP Chemical technology
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
TP Chemical technology
Fadhilah, Najaa
Sarkawi, Muhammad Syahir
Nur Syazwani, Nur Syazwani
Sazali, Muhammad Arif
Gamma irradiation in food preservation: a critical review
description Over the last century, food irradiation had become the most studied preservation, sterilization, and treatment methods over the globe. One of the common irradiation methods used in the food industry is gamma irradiation. A variety of studies have been undertaken to specifically investigate the effects of gamma irradiation on the safety and quality of irradiated food for human consumption. Studies have shown that a low dose of gamma irradiation does not cause food radioactivity thus the foods are safe for consumption. However, the effect on physical parameters (weight, colour, texture, pH, etc.) biochemical and chemical properties (proteins, vitamins, phenolics, flavonoid, antioxidant activity, etc.) of irradiated food may vary depending on the type of food and the applied dose. In this review, the gamma irradiation method, consumer acceptance, and the effect of gamma irradiation on food are critically reviewed. It is clear that gamma irradiation treatment shows a very promising future in food preservation.
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author Fadhilah, Najaa
Sarkawi, Muhammad Syahir
Nur Syazwani, Nur Syazwani
Sazali, Muhammad Arif
author_facet Fadhilah, Najaa
Sarkawi, Muhammad Syahir
Nur Syazwani, Nur Syazwani
Sazali, Muhammad Arif
author_sort Fadhilah, Najaa
title Gamma irradiation in food preservation: a critical review
title_short Gamma irradiation in food preservation: a critical review
title_full Gamma irradiation in food preservation: a critical review
title_fullStr Gamma irradiation in food preservation: a critical review
title_full_unstemmed Gamma irradiation in food preservation: a critical review
title_sort gamma irradiation in food preservation: a critical review
publisher Malaysian Nuclear Society (MNS)
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/97805/
https://www.jnrtmns.net/index.php/jnrt/article/view/201
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