This study was undertaken to determine whether pretreating inoculated Gala apple slices with @entity43604 or acidic solutions enhanced the @entity5746 during @entity2700 and storage. Apple slices inoculated with a five-strain mixture of Salmonella (7.6 log CFU/g) were pretreated, dried for 6 h at 60 degrees C, and stored aerobically at 25 degrees C for 28 days. Predrying treatments included (i) no treatment, (ii) 10 min of immersion in sterile water, (iii) 10 min of immersion in a 4.18% @entity9732 solution, (iv) 10 min of immersion in a 3.40% @entity620 solution, and (v) 10 min of immersion in a 0.21% @entity1792 solution. Samples were plated on tryptic soy agar with 0.1% @entity2388 (TSAP), @entity3641 ( @entity3641 ) agar, and xylose @entity376 tergitol 4 (XLT4) agar for the enumeration of bacteria. Populations were not significantly (P > 0.05) reduced by immersion in water but were reduced by 0.7 to 1.1 log CFU/g by immersion in acidic solutions. Immersion in the @entity9732 solution reduced populations by 0.4, 1.3, and 5.4 log CFU/g on TSAP, @entity3641 agar, and XLT4 agar, respectively. After 6 h of @entity2700 at 60 degrees C, populations on untreated and water-treated slices were reduced by 2.7 to 2.8, 2.7 to 2.9, and 4.0 to 4.2 log CFU/g as determined with TSAP, @entity3641 agar, and XLT4 agar, respectively. In contrast, populations on slices treated with @entity9732 , @entity620 , and @entity1792 were reduced after 6 h of @entity2700 by 4.3, 5.2, and 3.8 log CFU/g, respectively, as determined with TSAP; by 4.7, 5.5, and 3.9 log CFU/g, respectively, as determined with @entity3641 agar; and by 5.5, 5.7, and 5.6 log CFU/g, respectively, as determined with XLT4 agar. Bacteria were still detectable by direct plating after 28 days except on slices treated with @entity620 . Immersion in metabisulfite or acidic solutions prior to @entity2700 should enhance the @entity5746 during the @entity2700 and storage of Gala apple slices.

@entity5746 during drying and storage of apple slices treated with acidic or XXXX solutions.

@entity2700 :: ('MESH:D003681', 'Disease') :: ['dehydration'] @entity620 :: ('MESH:D001205', 'Chemical') :: ['ascorbic acid'] @entity1792 :: ('MESH:D019343', 'Chemical') :: ['citric acid'] @entity9732 :: ('MESH:C005200', 'Chemical') :: ['sodium metabisulfite'] @entity43604 :: ('MESH:C030981', 'Chemical') :: ['metabisulfite'] @entity376 :: ('CHEBI:25094', 'Chemical') :: ['lysine'] @entity5746 :: ('MESH:D012480', 'Disease') :: ['inactivation of Salmonella'] @entity3641 :: ('MESH:D003117', 'Disease') :: ['BGS', 'brilliant green sulfa'] @entity2388 :: ('MESH:D019289', 'Chemical') :: ['pyruvate']
@entity9732 :: (MESH:C005200,Chemical) :: ['sodium metabisulfite']
