With the increasing population of the world food demand is also increasing but
unfortunately, many countries in the world are lacking suitable and economical postharvest …

Efforts for developing protein films as biodegradable packaging materials have increased in
recent years. One of the drawbacks of such films is that their functional properties are …

Chitosan is produced by deacetylating the abundant natural chitin polymer. It has been
employed in a variety of applications due to its unique solubility as well as its chemical and …

The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of current packaging systems, eg active
packaging and intelligent packaging, for various foods. Active packaging, such as modified …

Processing of fruits and vegetables generates physiological stresses in the still living cut
tissue, leading to quality deterioration and shorter shelf life as compared with fresh intact …

The execution of the edible coatings and films for food preservation; vegetables, fruits, meat,
and dry fruits has been ladened in history. The study of literature portrays enough pieces of …

Interest in chitosan, a biodegradable, nontoxic, non-antigenic, and biocompatible
biopolymer isolated from shellfish, arises from the fact that chitosans are reported to exhibit …

The interest in biopolymers has increased due to the depletion of the fossil fuel reserve and
the environmental impact caused by the accumulation of non-biodegradable plastic-based …

The effect of Tragacanth gum (TG) coating incorporated with 100, 500 and 1000 ppm
Satureja khuzistanica essential oil (SEO) on the postharvest quality and shelf life of button …

Browning and other discolourations, softening, surface dehydration, water loss,
translucency, off-flavour and off-odour development, as well as microbial spoilage are some …