Food loss and waste occur for many reasons, from crop processing to household leftovers.
Even though some waste generation is unavoidable, a considerable amount is due to …

Background The growing environmental concern of plastic packaging disposal has led to
the innovation of biodegradable biopolymers. Consumer demand and health concern further …

Colorants are widely employed in the food industry as an essential ingredient in many
products since color is one of the most valued attributes by consumers. Furthermore, the …

Anthocyanins are natural colorants with excellent antioxidant, antimicrobial and pH-sensitive
properties. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the development of active …

Recently, interest in smart packaging, which can show the color change of the packaging
film according to the state of the food and evaluate the quality or freshness of the packaged …

Anthocyanins, natural water-soluble colorants, have increasingly gained attention owing to
their attractive features such as diverse colors at varying pHs, biocompatibility, and potential …

Gelatin/agar-based smart and functional freshness indicator films were fabricated using blue
anthocyanin and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO). The anthocyanin was extracted from …

Curcumin is a plant‐derived polyphenolic active substance with broad‐spectrum
antibacterial properties. Curcumin blocks bacterial growth owing to its structural …

Environmental pollution problems caused by plastic-based packaging promote alternative
sustainable solutions to be imminent. Chitosan and gelatin are attracting great attentions in …

In this work, chitosan/lignosulfonate composite micelles (CS-LS) were successfully prepared
through polyelectrolyte self-assembly. Curcumin was encapsulated in CS-LS to obtain CUR …