Food industries are facing a great challenge due to contamination of food products with
different microbes such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, parasites, etc. These microbes deteriorate …

Shellac is a physically refined form of lac resin, a natural biopolymer of animal origin
obtained from tiny insects feeding on the sap of specific host trees. Shellac, in its basic form …

Intake of fruits and vegetables has been linked with various health benefits. Fruits and
vegetables can be consumed either fresh or processed. Production and consumption of …

Background An increasing awareness among consumers regarding the healthy lifestyle
have prompted research on novel techniques of prolonging the shelf life of food products …

Compared with other types of packaging, edible coatings are becoming more and more
popular because of their more environmentally friendly properties and active ingredients …

Rapid loss of quality and decay causes economic loss of strawberries after harvest. The
effects of an edible coating based on natural Aloe vera (AV) gel in combination with ascorbic …

In this study, a novel chitosan nanoemulsion coating embedded with Valeriana officinalis
essential oil (Ne-VOEO) was synthesized in order to improve the postharvest quality of …

Background There are many plants with interesting pharmaceutical activities but Aloe vera is
probably the most applied medicinal plant worldwide. Since biblical times, aloe has been …

Background The promising applications of polymers have recently attracted increasing
interest in the food industry, prompting the development and utilization of novel polymers …

Fresh cut apples have a short shelf-life due to their high rate of deterioration, water loss and
cut-surface browning that can rapidly reduce fruit quality. In this study the effects of …