The non-wood plants became an alternative solution or source of fibrous material in this
millennium due to increasing population and industrialization along with better education. In …

Innovations constantly appear in food packaging, always aiming at creating a more efficient
quality preservation system while improving foods' attractiveness and marketability. The …

In this study, the film forming behaviour of low amylose (LA) and high amylose (HA) starches
was studied. The starch-alone and a blend of plasticizer (polyol)–starch films were …

The present work introduces the structure and physicomechanical properties of a novel
blend film made from binary solutions of gum tragacanth (GT) and locust bean gum (LBG) at …

Natural plant-based gums and their derivatives are widely utilized in food industries,
however, their applications as edible coatings to extend fresh fruits and vegetable shelf-life …

Antimicrobial edible films made by biopolymers have potential applications in food
packaging. They can reduce environmental pollution and prevent the growth of pathogens …

In recent decades, synthetic plastic polymers have been the most practical and economical
solution for packaging applications due to their low cost, availability, excellent optical …

Galactomannans are reserve carbohydrates in legume plants and are primarily extracted
from their seeds. They contain galactose side chains throughout the mannose backbone …

Snail mucus is an attractive natural substance, which is increasingly used in cosmetic
creams and syrups thanks to its emollient, moisturizing, protective and reparative properties …

Locust bean gum synergistic interactions with whey proteins are widely described in terms of
functional properties. The aim of this work is to assess how these interactions affect whey …