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To be included in the formulation of value-added foods, peel needs to be transformed and subjected to a preservation process. Therefore, this study seeks to assess the effect of ozone on the quality and antilisterial indicators of cantaloupe melon peel paste, aiming at obtaining a product with the potential to be used as a food additive. Ozone was bubbled during 30 and 60 min, and some physicochemical characteristics (soluble solids content, pH and colour), bioactive compounds (total phenolics, chlorophylls and vitamin C) and antioxidant activity were analysed. Peel was also inoculated with Listeria innocua, used as a treatment efficiency indicator. The results indicated that, although ozone negatively affected antioxidant activity, it positively influenced all bioactive compounds analysed. An L. innocua reduction of 1.2 log cycle was achieved after ozone exposure. Ozone should be exploited as a promising technology to assure the quality\/safety of cantaloupe melon peel. Indeed, if melon peel is conveniently converted into a suitable form that can be used as a food ingredient, this will promote the valorisation of waste materials with the consequent reduction of industrial by-products and new perspectives for market opportunities.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/foods10040727","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,30]],"date-time":"2021-03-30T09:57:04Z","timestamp":1617098224000},"page":"727","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Effect of Gaseous Ozone Process on Cantaloupe Melon Peel: Assessment of Quality and Antilisterial Indicators"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3715-6231","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"F\u00e1tima A.","family":"Miller","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio Associado, Centro de Biotecnologia e Qu\u00edmica Fina, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, CBQF, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9208-7443","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joana F.","family":"Fundo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio Associado, Centro de Biotecnologia e Qu\u00edmica Fina, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, CBQF, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Ester","family":"Garcia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laborat\u00f3rio Associado, Centro de Biotecnologia e Qu\u00edmica Fina, Universidade Cat\u00f3lica Portuguesa, CBQF, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Diogo Botelho 1327, 4169-005 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0495-3955","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cristina L. 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