Food is a vital product for the survival of human beings and with passage of time quality
concerns of consumers are rising. Edible films and coatings are thin layers applied on food …

The use of polysaccharide-based materials presents an eco-friendly technological solution,
by reducing dependence on fossil resources while reducing a product's carbon footprint …

Edible films and coatings are thin layers of edible materials applied on food products that
play an important role on their conservation, distribution and marketing. Some of their …

Background As demands for fried foods are increased by consumers, so is its health
concern. Food quality and safety specialists have been making efforts to provide healthy and …

Research groups and the food and pharmaceutical industries recognize edible packaging
as a useful alternative or addition to conventional packaging to reduce waste and to create …

Over the past 5 years growing demands for reducing fat content of fried foods have greatly
stimulated the amount of research spent on the issue of fat uptake during deep-fat frying …

Background Deep-fat frying is one of the most popular food processing methods worldwide.
It involves simultaneous transfer of heat and mass at high temperature. Typical fried …

In the past decades, edible coatings are successful used as a tool to reduce the fat uptake in
deep fat fried food products. Significant interests is captured by the scientific society and the …

Background Deep-fat frying is a common cooking method where fat or oil is used as the heat
transfer medium, in direct contact with the food at a temperature above the boiling point of …

Deep fat fried foods are very popular food because of their unique quality characteristics.
The process is based on the immersing food at high temperatures, depending on the raw …