Chitosan-based nanocomposites as coatings and packaging materials for the postharvest improvement of agricultural product: A review

RS Riseh, M Vatankhah, M Hassanisaadi… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
The perishability nature of harvested fruits and vegetables, along with the effect of
environmental factors, storage conditions, and transportation, reduce the products' quality …

Essential oils and their application in food safety

A Maurya, J Prasad, S Das, AK Dwivedy - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Recent advances in the preservation of postharvest fruits using edible films and coatings: A comprehensive review

P Chavan, K Lata, T Kaur, AR Jambrak, S Sharma… - Food chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been considerable growth in the creation of edible films and
coatings, which is predicted to have a major impact on fruit quality in the coming years …

Enhancing the functionality of chitosan-and alginate-based active edible coatings/films for the preservation of fruits and vegetables: A review

MS Nair, M Tomar, S Punia, W Kukula-Koch… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
A number of studies have established the potential of chitosan and alginate-based edible
film/coatings for preserving the quality attributes of fruits and vegetables. Findings …

The use of chitosan, alginate, and pectin in the biomedical and food sector—biocompatibility, bioadhesiveness, and biodegradability

GA Martău, M Mihai, DC Vodnar - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, biopolymers as intelligent and active biopolymer systems in the food and
pharmaceutical industry are of considerable interest in their use. With this association in …

Recent advances on polysaccharides, lipids and protein based edible films and coatings: A review

B Hassan, SAS Chatha, AI Hussain, KM Zia… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

Edible coatings and antimicrobial nanoemulsions for enhancing shelf life and reducing foodborne pathogens of fruits and vegetables: A review

NA Al-Tayyar, AM Youssef, RR Al-Hindi - Sustainable Materials and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the current review, food preservation methods were studied, as the food industry is facing
the challenge of storing and increasing the shelf life of cut fresh fruits and vegetables …

Recent advance in edible coating and its effect on fresh/fresh-cut fruits quality

B Maringgal, N Hashim, ISMA Tawakkal… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the capability of edible
coatings for preserving the quality and prolonging the shelf life of fresh/fresh-cut fruits …

Recent developments in industrial applications of nanoemulsions

Y Ozogul, GT Karsli, M Durmuş, H Yazgan… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is being utilized in various industries to increase the quality, safety, shelf-
life, and functional performance of commercial products. Nanoemulsions are …

Lemongrass essential oil components with antimicrobial and anticancer activities

M Mukarram, S Choudhary, MA Khan, P Poltronieri… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The prominent cultivation of lemongrass (Cymbopogon spp.) relies on the pharmacological
incentives of its essential oil. Lemongrass essential oil (LEO) carries a significant amount of …