Patent ID: 11925194
Assignee: SYMRISE AG
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A method for prolonging the durability of a perishable foodstuff by inhibiting growth of S. cerevisiae, Z. bailiff, C. albicans, A. pullulans, A. brasiliensis, or a combination thereof, the method comprising:
(I) adding to a foodstuff susceptible to microbial growth of S. cerevisiae, Z. bairn, C. albicans, A. pullulans, A. brasiliensis, or a combination thereof, a synergistically effective amount of an antimicrobial mixture, the antimicrobial mixture comprising:
(a) an extract from Vitis vinifera comprising one or more compounds selected from Epicatechin, Catechin, Procyanidin B2, Epicatechin gallate, Procyanidin B4, Gallic acid, Procyanidin C1,3-Galloylprocyanidin B2; and
(b) vanillic acid; and

(II) synergistically inhibiting the microbial growth of the S. cerevisiae, Z. bailii, C. albicans, A. pullulans, A. brasiliensis, or combination thereof, thereby prolonging the durability of the perishable foodstuff,
wherein the antimicrobial mixture of (a) and (b) is synergistically effective against the S. cerevisiae, Z. bailii, C. albicans, A. pullulans, A. brasiliensis, or combination thereof, compared to the individual activity of (a) and the individual activity of (b).