The massive and uncontrolled use of food packaging derived from petroleum-based plastics
has created a serious environmental problem. Hence, the food packaging industry needs to …

Researchers are addressing environmental concerns related to petroleum-based plastic
packaging by exploring biopolymers from natural sources, chemical synthesis, and microbial …

Gelatin/agar-based smart and functional freshness indicator films were fabricated using blue
anthocyanin and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO). The anthocyanin was extracted from …

Intelligent food packaging materials from natural resources has attracted increasing
attention nowadays. In this paper, two fresh colorimetric films were obtained by incorporating …

With enormous amounts of food being wasted at every level of consumption, the future of
food security is in jeopardy. The confusion aroused due to “best before” or “use by” can be …

A novel volatile amine-responsive food freshness smart film, CG-BAE, has been developed
utilizing chitosan (CS) and gelatin (GL) as film substrates and butterfly pea flower …

Active/intelligent packaging films were developed by incorporating purple sweetpotato
anthocyanins (PSA) and purple cabbage anthocyanins (PCA) in locust bean gum/polyvinyl …

In this work, various concepts and features of anthocyanins have been comprehensively
reviewed, taking the benefits of the scientific publications released mainly within the last five …

The global economy growth requires a sustainable management of agro-industrials and by-
products, as they represent a source of bioactive compounds (BCs)(such as antioxidants …

Aronia or black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa), cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), and
grapefruit seed extract (GSE) were used for the preparation of multifunctional polyvinyl …