Biodegradable films based on starches have poor mechanical and barrier properties,
limiting their applications as a food packaging material. The combination of two or more …

Water molecules modify the properties of biodegradable films obtained from hydrophilic
materials. Most studies dealing with thermal, mechanical and barrier properties of …

Wheat germ (WG) is quite susceptible to deterioration due to the presence of lipase (LA) and
lipoxygenase (LOX). Therefore it is indispensable to adopt a stabilization step to decrease …

Freeze–drying is considered to be an attractive dehydration method of preserving the quality
of high value foods products. Unfortunately, it is an expensive operation, which calls for …

The environmental degradation that is currently taking place makes it important to develop
new natural and biodegradable packaging for various branches of industry. Therefore, the …

Knowing the moisture content of a product is insufficient to predict its stability, making it
necessary to also know its water activity (aw), a thermodynamic property describing the …

Sorption mechanisms of borojó pulp (BPP), three borojó phases (liquid phase (LP), medium
phase (MP) and solid phase (SP)), gum arabic (GA), and a mixture of these (BP) produced …

It is known that the two popular medium rice varieties, namely M202 and M206, in California
have different fissuring resistances. Therefore, the main goal of this study was to investigate …

Cellulose is widely regarded as an environmentally friendly, natural and low cost material
which can significantly contribute to the sustainable economic growth. In this study, cellulose …

Corn flour blends including 25% of pearl millet, red sorghum, quinoa or canary seed flours,
not deeply studied in the extrusion process of corn-based products, were used for extrudates …