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Antimicrobial Edible Films and Coatings

Journal of Food Protection, 2004
Increasing consumer demand for microbiologically safer foods, greater convenience, smaller packages, and longer product shelf life is forcing the industry to develop new food-processing, cooking, handling, and packaging strategies. Nonfluid ready-to-eat foods are frequently exposed to postprocess surface contamination, leading to a reduction in shelf ...
Arzu, Cagri, Zeynep, Ustunol, Elliot T, Ryser   +2 more
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Chitosan-Based Edible Coatings Containing Essential Oils to Preserve the Shelf Life and Postharvest Quality Parameters of Organic Strawberries and Apples during Cold Storage

Foods, 2022
Edible coatings and films have been researched for more than three decades due to their ability to be incorporated with different functional ingredients or compounds as an option to maintain the postharvest quality of fruits and vegetables.
Paul-Alexandru Popescu, Laurentiu Mihai Palade, Ioana-Cătălina Nicolae, Elisabeta Elena Popa, Amalia Carmen Miteluț, Mihaela Cristina Drăghici, Florentina Matei, Mona Elena Popa   +7 more
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Edible Coating

, 2022
Postharvest losses are rampant due to lack of proper storage conditions and handling of the fresh food products. The perishable nature of fruits and vegetables makes their shelf life limited due to some extrinsic factors such as some environmental conditions and preservation conditions as well as some intrinsic factors such as respiration rate ...
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Effects of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and natural edible coatings on controlling postharvest fungal infection, shelf life extension and quality retention of strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.)

Journal of Agriculture, Food and Environment, 2020
Strawberry is a nutritious but highly perishable fruit, which require appropriate technology to maintain postharvest quality. Hence, an experiment was conduct-ed to develop a safe technology for controlling postharvest fungal infection ...
Md. Harun Ar Rashid
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Polysaccharides as Edible Films and Coatings: Characteristics and Influence on Fruit and Vegetable Quality—A Review

Agronomy, 2021
There has been a significant increase in the development of edible films and coatings in recent times, and this is expected to have a significant impact on the quality of fruit and vegetables in the coming years.
Anna Kocira, Katarzyna Kozłowicz, Katarzyna Panasiewicz, Mariola Staniak, Ewa Szpunar-Krok, Paulina Hortyńska   +5 more
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Alginate-Based Edible Films and Coatings for Food Packaging Applications

Foods, 2018
Alginate is a naturally occurring polysaccharide used in the bio industry. It is mainly derived from brown algae species. Alginate-based edible coatings and films attract interest for improving/maintaining quality and extending the shelf-life of fruit ...
Tugce Senturk Parreidt, Kajetan Müller, Markus Schmid   +2 more
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Preparation and Characterization of Licorice-Chitosan Coatings for Postharvest Treatment of Fresh Strawberries

Applied Sciences, 2020
Several plant extracts are being investigated to produce edible coatings, mainly due to their antioxidant and antimicrobial activities. In this study, licorice root extracts were produced by ultrasound-assisted extraction and were combined with chitosan ...
Somaris E. Quintana, Olimpia Llalla, Luis A. García-Zapateiro, Mónica R. García-Risco, Tiziana Fornari   +4 more
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The Development of a Novel Sodium Alginate-Based Edible Active Hydrogel Coating and Its Application on Traditional Greek Spreadable Cheese

Gels, 2023
The necessity of reducing the greenhouse effect by decreasing the carbon dioxide fingerprint directed the food packaging technology to use biobased raw materials.
Aris E. Giannakas, Konstantinos Zaharioudakis, Eleni Kollia, Anna Kopsacheili, Learda Avdylaj, Stavros Georgopoulos, Areti Leontiou, Vassilios K. Karabagias, George Kehayias, Efthymia Ragkava, Charalampos Proestos, Constantinos E. Salmas   +11 more
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Potential of liquid smoke and rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) extract as antimicrobial and antioxidant in corn starch-based edible coating

Advances in Food Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Agroindustrial Engineering
Edible coatings are thin films that cover the surface of products to prevent the physical, chemical and/or biological damages. So far, the edible coatings still have shortcomings, especially in terms of antioxidant and antimicrobial properties.
Ibdal Satar, Siti Nur Azizah
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A comprehensive review of edible coatings for postharvest management of fruits and vegetables: enhancing food and nutrition security

Discover Agriculture
Fruits and vegetables are perishable crops that need particular handling methods to preserve their quality and prolong shelf life. Among these methods, the utilization of edible coatings has emerged as a promising solution to reduce postharvest losses of
Tolcha Techane Alemu, Pilairuk Intipunya, Bogale Abebe Gebeyo   +2 more
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