{"title":"AI technologies shaping the future of the cocoa industry from farm to fork: a comprehensive review","authors":"Hemasri Senthil, Madhura Janve","doi":"10.1007/s10068-025-01848-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10068-025-01848-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Challenges such as a downward trend in cultivation and post-harvest losses lead to increased gap in cocoa bean supply and demand. This review deals with the recent AI models used in farming, processing, and supply chain of cocoa beans. Farming models viz. XAI-CROP, Random Forest, and Gradient Boosting can detect cocoa diseases, recommend appropriate pesticides, enable targeted crop spraying, count the number of pods on cocoa trees, and indicate cocoa pod ripeness. Processing models involving AI viz. Artificial Neural Network, Bootstrap Forest fermentation, and Particle Swarm Optimisation were explored for their efficiency in technological steps viz<i>.</i> drying, roasting, conching, and tempering to obtain high-quality chocolates. The supply chain models used AI such as Decision Tree, Multi-level Perception and Long Short-Term memory for cold storage, traceability, and deforestation prediction. AI can thus be used to standardise the quality of produce by optimal resource utilisation leading to minimal impact on the environment.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":566,"journal":{"name":"Food Science and Biotechnology","volume":"34 14","pages":"3127 - 3151"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Endolysin-based biocontrol strategies against Listeria monocytogenes in food: A comprehensive review","authors":"Dong Woo Kim, Min Suk Kong, Ok Kyung Koo","doi":"10.1007/s10068-025-01849-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10068-025-01849-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> poses significant challenges in the food industry due to its resistance in harsh environments and its ability to form biofilms. Endolysins represent a promising solution for controlling <i>L. monocytogenes</i> in the food industry, with potential applications during both production and storage. This review discusses various endolysins that effectively inhibit <i>L. monocytogenes</i>, emphasizing their optimal conditions and potential uses in food products. When used in combination with current methods such as nisin or high hydrostatic pressure, endolysins enhance food safety by providing synergistic antimicrobial effects. Additionally, cell binding domain enabled specific and rapid <i>L. monocytogenes</i> detection, expanding diagnostic applications through fluorescence tagging and biosensor integration. Advances in engineering endolysins have further improved their lytic efficiency and specificity, making them adaptable to diverse food safety challenges.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":566,"journal":{"name":"Food Science and Biotechnology","volume":"34 14","pages":"3119 - 3125"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144929232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Woohyuk Lee, Sang-Hun Do, Jonghyeok Shin, Sun-Ki Kim
{"title":"Development of a nitrate-responsive whole-cell biosensor based on engineered probiotic Saccharomyces boulardii","authors":"Woohyuk Lee, Sang-Hun Do, Jonghyeok Shin, Sun-Ki Kim","doi":"10.1007/s10068-025-01850-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10068-025-01850-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aimed to construct a probiotic <i>Saccharomyces boulardii</i>-based biosensor that can sense and respond to nitrate, a biomarker of gut inflammation. To this end, a portion of the nitrate assimilation pathway in <i>Ogataea polymorpha</i> required for the designed nitrate-responsive genetic circuit was introduced into <i>S. boulardii</i>, which lacks the corresponding pathway. Specifically, the genes involved in nitrate transport (<i>YNT1</i>) and nitrate-responsive transcriptional activation (<i>YNA1</i> and <i>YNA2</i>) were introduced into <i>S. boulardii</i> using the CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing system to construct the SKSC499 strain. Next, we investigated whether <i>YNT1</i>, <i>YNI1</i>, and <i>YNR1</i> promoters, which are activated by nitrate-bound YNA1/YNA2 transcription factor in <i>O. polymorpha</i>, induced expression of the reporter gene (G418 resistance marker) in the SKSC499 strain in a nitrate concentration-dependent manner. Among the candidate promoters, the <i>YNR1</i> promoter effectively induced growth of the SKSC499 strain only when nitrate was present in the medium containing the G418 antibiotic.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":566,"journal":{"name":"Food Science and Biotechnology","volume":"34 10","pages":"2249 - 2253"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143929971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH4) in licorice root (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) using dispersive solid–liquid extraction coupled with HPLC-FLD","authors":"Yun-Jin Cho, Tae Gyu Nam","doi":"10.1007/s10068-025-01844-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10068-025-01844-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aimed to quantify four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH4) in licorice roots. A novel analytical method, referred to as “dispersive solid–liquid extraction,” was applied to detect the PAH4 in licorice roots by HPLC coupled with fluorescence detector (FLD). Extraction solvent, adsorbent type, and amount were optimized to improve the extraction efficiency and achieve satisfactory clean-up. The satisfactory linearity, limit of detection, limit of quantification, recovery, and precision of PAH4 were acquired. Benzo[<i>a</i>]anthracene, chrysene, and benzo[<i>a</i>]pyrene were detected in some licorice root samples, whereas benzo[<i>b</i>]fluoranthene was not detected in any sample. None of the samples contained PAH4 levels higher than the maximum limit (MLs) established by the European Commission and Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. These results suggest that the dispersive solid–liquid extraction method combined with HPLC-FLD is effective for the analysis of PAH4 in licorice roots and can be applied to a wide range of herbal medicines.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":566,"journal":{"name":"Food Science and Biotechnology","volume":"34 10","pages":"2157 - 2166"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143929973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of tea\u0000tree oil nanoemulsion pads in Lateolabrax japonicas fillets","authors":"Qian Feng, Ying Song, Xinyu Liu, Yanru Huang, Junyi Yang, Yingchang Li, Qiuying Li, Tong Sun","doi":"10.1007/s10068-024-01812-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10068-024-01812-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>To improve the efficiency of biological preservatives, a novel slow-release system was constructed. The oil-in-water (O/W) nanoemulsions were prepared with tea tree essential oil (TTO) and its main components, 1,8-cineole (CN) and terpinen-4-oil (T4O) as core materials, and with tea saponin as surfactant. The preservation properties of the pad containing nanoemulsion slow-release system on <i>Lateolabrax japonicus</i> fillets were measured. The results showed that the nanoemulsion had good stability and can delay the release of essential oil, and the cumulative release percentage of TTO was as high as 81 % at 72 h. The establishment of nanoemulsions slow-release system effectively improved the preservation properties of the pad, and TTO nanoemulsion pad (TTO-NE-P) had the optimal preservation properties due to the synergistic effect of preservative ingredients and the sustained release system of the nanoemulsion. This study can provide technical support for the combined application of biological preservative agent and aquatic product pads.</p>","PeriodicalId":566,"journal":{"name":"Food Science and Biotechnology","volume":"34 9","pages":"1921 - 1933"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143784235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}