Application of predictive models to assess the influence of thyme essential oil on Salmonella Enteritidis behaviour during shelf life of ready-to-eat turkey products
TEO can be used as antimicrobial on RTE turkey products. Baranyi and Weibull models were able to explain adequately Salmonella behaviour on RTE turkey products. Differences in salt concentration influence S. Enteritidis behaviour on RTE turkey products. S. Enteritidis inactivation was more intense in presence of TEO added to RTE turkey products with higher salt concentration.