Chitosan is a bio-renewable natural polymeric material. The antibacterial and antioxidant
activity of chitosan can be enhanced by grafting with phenolic acids to further expand its …

The global market of food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical products requires continuous
tracking of harmful ingredients and microbial contamination for the sake of the safety of both …

Traditional fruit freshness prediction and modeling heavily rely on various physicochemical
indicators (such as water loss rate, pH, and VC content), which is facing predicaments of …

Natural essential oils (EOs), especially those combining different individual EOs (also
termed composite EOs) with enhanced performance, are becoming healthy, market-sought …

Boerhavia diffusa is a great tropical plant and is widely used for various traditional purposes.
In the present study, we examined the influence of solvents (dichloromethane, ethyl acetate …

This study evaluated the survival of Listeria monocytogenes on fresh-cut melon and papaya
treated with citral nanoemulsion (CN) during 7 days of storage at 4, 8, 12, and 16° C. CN …

Highlights•Filamentous fungi-contaminating foods are an insidious problem worldwide.•
Biopreservation is a sustainable, safe and eco-friendly alternative to fungicides.•Biocontrol …

Organic food products are in higher demand among Indian consumers, although little is
known about consumers' intentions to purchase organic foods online. The purposes of this …

Application of hydrophobic coatings, such as carnauba wax nanoemulsions, combined with
natural antimicrobials, has been demonstrated to be an effective solution in extending the …

Peach is a kind of popular fruit with significant economic value, but it is commonly sorted
through manual labor on sorting lines, which can negatively affect the economic efficiency …