Evaluating the Antimicrobial Efficacy of Citral Nano-Emulsion Against Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Citral is extensively utilized in the realm of food preservation owing to its excellent an- tibacterial activity. Nevertheless, being a common essential oil, citral’s hydrophobic charac- teristic considerably limits its potential use and marketability. In this study, we prepared hydrophobic citral into an oil-in-water nano-emulsion by high-pressure homogenization to address its solubility issues in water. The optical ratio of the citral nano-emulsion was established using a combination of...