date:Aug 20, 2018
d keep food fresher for longer.
In tests carried out on meat and fruit juice samples, the organic preservative kept its samples fresh for two days without refrigeration, compared to commercial-grade artificial food preservatives.
The experiment was conducted at room temperature (about 23 degrees Celsius) where the other food samples with artificial preservatives succumbed to bacteria contamination within six hours.
The NTU research team was led by Professor William Chen, Director of NTUs Food