Nutritional components of amaranth seeds and vegetables: a review on composition, properties, and uses

PR Venskutonis, P Kraujalis - … reviews in food science and food …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A few decades ago Amaranthus was rediscovered as a most promising plant genus that may
provide high‐quality protein, unsaturated oil, and various other valuable constituents. Since …

Fish gelatin: a renewable material for developing active biodegradable films

MC Gómez-Guillén, M Pérez-Mateos… - Trends in Food Science …, 2009 - Elsevier
Most films used to preserve foodstuffs are made from synthetic plastic materials. However,
for environmental reasons, attention has recently turned to biodegradable films. Gelatin has …

Evaluation of edible films and coatings formulated with cassava starch, glycerol, carnauba wax and stearic acid

M Chiumarelli, MD Hubinger - Food hydrocolloids, 2014 - Elsevier
This study aimed at characterizing four formulations of cassava starch, glycerol, carnauba
wax and stearic acid-based edible coatings/films, evaluating their water vapor resistance …

Characterizations of bacterial cellulose nanofibers reinforced edible films based on konjac glucomannan

Z Liu, D Lin, P Lopez-Sanchez, X Yang - International journal of biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study was aimed at developing edible films of konjac glucomannan (KGM) with different
contents of bacterial cellulose nanofibers (BCNs). The effects of different contents of BCNs …

Comparative study on the properties of flour and starch films of plantain bananas (Musa paradisiaca)

FM Pelissari, MM Andrade-Mahecha… - Food …, 2013 - Elsevier
Biodegradable films were prepared by using the flour and starch isolated from plantain
bananas of the variety “Terra”(Musa paradisiaca). Since the non-starchy fraction present in …

Characterization of active biodegradable films based on cassava starch and natural compounds

K dos Santos Caetano, NA Lopes, TMH Costa… - Food packaging and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biodegradable films with antimicrobial and antioxidant properties were developed from
cassava starch with the addition of minimally processed pumpkin residue extract (PRE)(0 to …

Antifungal activity by vapor contact of essential oils added to amaranth, chitosan, or starch edible films

R Avila-Sosa, E Palou, MTJ Munguía… - International journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial agents can be incorporated into edible films to provide microbiological
stability, since films can be used as carriers of a variety of additives to extend product shelf …

Stability, solubility, mechanical and barrier properties of cassava starch–Carnauba wax edible coatings to preserve fresh-cut apples

M Chiumarelli, MD Hubinger - Food hydrocolloids, 2012 - Elsevier
This work aimed at evaluating edible coatings/films formulated with cassava starch, glycerol,
carnauba wax and stearic acid, analyzing the stability of emulsion (creaming index and lipid …

Characterizations of novel konjac glucomannan emulsion films incorporated with high internal phase Pickering emulsions

Z Liu, D Lin, R Shen, X Yang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2020 - Elsevier
This work attempted to develop novel high-barrier konjac glucomannan (KGM) emulsion
films by high internal phase Pickering emulsions (HIPEs) incorporation approach. HIPEs …

[HTML][HTML] Nutraceutical value of kiwicha (Amaranthus caudatus L.)

A Martinez-Lopez, MC Millan-Linares… - Journal of Functional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Amaranthus caudatus L.(Amaranthaceae), commonly known as kiwicha, is
considered as one of the few multipurpose pseudocereal crops which supply higher …