Biobased materials for active food packaging: A review

OM Atta, S Manan, A Shahzad, M Ul-Islam, MW Ullah… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
A large portion of food is lost due to the damage caused by different environmental factors
such as moisture, oxidation, irradiation, microbial contamination, and others. Thus, food …

Edible films and coatings as food-quality preservers: An overview

E Díaz-Montes, R Castro-Muñoz - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Food preservation technologies are currently facing important challenges at extending the
shelf-life of perishable food products (eg, meat, fish, milk, eggs, and many raw fruits and …

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 …

A comprehensive review on plant-derived mucilage: characterization, functional properties, applications, and its utilization for nanocarrier fabrication

MM Tosif, A Najda, A Bains, R Kaushik, SB Dhull… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Easily sourced mucus from various plant parts is an odorless, colorless and tasteless
substance with emerging commercial potential in agriculture, food, cosmetics and …

Application of chitosan‐based apple peel polyphenols edible coating on the preservation of strawberry (Fragaria ananassa cv Hongyan) fruit

A Riaz, RM Aadil, AMO Amoussa… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study was determined to investigate the efficacy of chitosan (CS)‐based apple peel
polyphenols (APP) composite coatings to enhance the storage quality of strawberries …

Moroccan antidiabetic medicinal plants: Ethnobotanical studies, phytochemical bioactive compounds, preclinical investigations, toxicological validations and clinical …

A Bouyahya, N El Omari, N Elmenyiy… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Moroccan flora is rich with medicinal plants that are widely used in traditional
medicine for the treatment of various diseases including diabetes. These plants possess …

Recent trends in edible packaging for food applications—perspective for the future

N Kumar, Pratibha, J Prasad, A Yadav… - Food Engineering …, 2023 - Springer
Edible packaging plays an important role in protecting food products from physical,
mechanical, chemical, and microbiological damages by creating a barrier against oxidation …

Development of plasticized edible films from Opuntia ficus-indica mucilage: A comparative study of various polyol plasticizers

R Gheribi, L Puchot, P Verge, N Jaoued-Grayaa… - Carbohydrate …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mucilage polysaccharide was extracted from Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes (Cactaceae) and
its composition was determined by sugar analysis using HPLC-RID and its structural …

Bioactive edible film based on Konjac glucomannan and probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum strains: Physicochemical properties and shelf life of fresh‐cut kiwis

SMB Hashemi, D Jafarpour - Journal of Food Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the efficacy of Lactobacillus plantarum strains (L. plantarum LP3, L.
plantarum AF1, and L. plantarum LU5) incorporated into a Konjac‐based edible coating in …

Effect of Three Different Aloe vera Gel-Based Edible Coatings on the Quality of Fresh-Cut “Hayward” Kiwifruits

R Passafiume, R Gaglio, G Sortino, V Farina - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the market for minimally processed fruit has increased. Fresh-cut fruits are
characterized by a short shelf life due to the processing phases that accelerate the ripening …