USE OF EXTRACTS AND COMPOUNDS OF ALLIUM-GENUS PLANTS AS PRESERVATIVES IN THE FOOD AND AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRIES

摘要

The invention relates to the use of extracts and compounds of Allium-genus plants as preservatives in the food and agri-food industries, both in food products and on the surface thereof, as part of a liquid or solid coating or incorporated in any type of capsule, as well as on plants during harvest or post-harvest. The compounds used are thiosulfinates, such as ajoene and vinyldithiins and other products resulting from the decomposition of thiosulfinates.