Betalains as promising natural colorants in smart/active food packaging

R Abedi-Firoozjah, E Parandi, M Heydari… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Betalains are water-soluble nitrogen pigments with beneficial effects, including antioxidant,
antimicrobial, and pH-indicator properties. The development of packaging films incorporated …

Polysaccharide-based food packaging and intelligent packaging applications: A comprehensive review

Q Yao, F Huang, Y Lu, J Huang, M Ali, XZ Jia… - Trends in Food Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Traditional food packaging is primarily designed to extend the shelf life of food
and provide product information to consumers. In the last decade, intelligent packaging has …

[HTML][HTML] Freshness/spoilage monitoring of protein-rich foods by betacyanin-loaded gelatin/carboxymethyl cellulose halochromic labels

R Abedi-Firoozjah, S Azimi-Salim, A Afrah, R Yekta… - Future foods, 2024 - Elsevier
In the present investigation, easy-to-use colorimetric on-package labels were developed
based on gelatin/carboxymethyl cellulose films loaded with betacyanin-rich Mirabilis jalapa …

Plant betalains: Recent applications in food freshness monitoring films

MI Khan, J Liu - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2022 - Elsevier
Betacyanins are pH− sensitive pigments of red/violet in buffers of pH 2–8 but brown/light
yellow above pH 8. Foods have characteristic pH, biochemical, physical, sensorial …

Effects of microwave, ultrasound, and various treatments on the reduction of antinutritional factors in elephant foot yam: A review

S Srivastava, VK Pandey, P Singh, GVS Bhagya Raj… - eFood, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Elephant foot yam (EFY) includes a high degree of nutritious fiber, carbohydrates, glucose,
protein, and sugars. It also has plenty of calcium, sodium, potassium, and vitamin C, and is a …

Jicama (Pachyrhizus spp.) a nonconventional starch: A review on isolation, composition, structure, properties, modifications and its application

A Kishore, RJ Patil, A Singh, K Pati - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Starch attracts food industries due to their availability in nature, cheapness, biodegradability
and possibilities of endless applications. The starch properties and their modification affect …

Recent advances in modified starch based biodegradable food packaging: A review

S Fatima, MR Khan, I Ahmad, MB Sadiq - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
This study reviews the importance of resistant starch (RS) as the polymer of choice for
biodegradable food packaging and highlights the RS types and modification methods for …

Interaction of Pulsed Electric Modified Elephant Foot Yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) Starch and Polyvinyl Alcohol to Enhance the Mechanical and Barrier …

S Singh, VS Sharanagat, S Desai, K Kumar… - Starch …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Elephant foot yam starch (EFYS) is modified by the pulsed electric field (PEF, 4–16 kV cm−
1) and used for the development of the biodegradable film. The increase in PEF intensity …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of the pH-and NH3-sensitivity of chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol smart films containing anthocyanins or betacyanins for monitoring fish freshness

R Abedi-Firoozjah, S Azimi-Salim, A Afrah… - Carbohydrate Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, where silver pomfret (Pampus argenteus) is
widely consumed, monitoring its freshness is highly important to guarantee its safety, quality …

[HTML][HTML] Development of an intelligent packaging material incorporating betacyanin from red beetroot extract into polyvinyl alcohol films

M Akter, MN Islam, S Yasmin, MS Mahomud - Future Foods, 2024 - Elsevier
This research aimed to develop an intelligent packaging material by incorporating
betacyanin from red beetroot extract into polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film. Betacyanin was …