Essential oils are highly demanded in recent decades due to their antioxidant and
antimicrobial properties, protecting food from spoilage. However, their incorporation into low …

Recently there has been an increased interest towards the biological activities of essential
oils (EOs). However, EOs are unstable and susceptible to degradation when exposed to …

Active packaging improves a packaging system's effectiveness by actively integrating
additional components into the packaging material or the headspace around the packaging …

There is a huge concern regarding the potential carcinogenic and mutagenic risks
associated with the usage of synthetic chemicals as preservatives in various consumer …

In the 21st century, one of the challenges being faced by food, pharmaceutical,
nutraceutical, and cosmetic industries is to deliver vegetable oils in their bioactive form. In …

Bioactive oils are commonly used for their pharmaceutical, cosmetic and nutritional
properties. Generally, these are volatile substances sensitive to oxygen, light, moisture, and …

Background Recently, the production of 'clean label'products as a potential strategy to
eliminate the generation and utilization of synthetic ingredients (particularly preservatives) …

Essential oils (EOs) contain a complex mixture of volatile and non-volatile molecules with
diverse biological activities, including flavoring, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and nutraceutical …

This review presents a critical analysis of food-grade delivery systems, which are suitable for
the delivery of essential oils (EOs) for food applications. In particular, the main colloidal …

Plant essential oils (EOs) possesses remarkable antimicrobial efficacy and therefore have
great potential as an alternative of health hazardous synthetic preservatives. In spite of …