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A Critical Review of Emerging Solutions for Food Packaging: Opportunities and Challenges [PDF]

Foods
The environmental impact of conventional plastics has driven a shift toward biobased food packaging, shaped by consumer expectations, market trends, and regulatory policies within the European Union (EU). Despite extensive research on biopolymers such as
Joana C. L. Martins, Juliana Garcia, Rafaela Guimarães, Irene Gouvinhas, Maria José Alves, Maria José Saavedra   +5 more
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Biopolymers as Food Packaging Materials [PDF]

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020
Oil-derived plastics are the most commonly used materials for packaging because of their features, low cost, and availability of resources for manufacturing [...]
Raffaele Porta, Mohammed Sabbah, Prospero Di Pierro   +2 more
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Impact of Operating Parameters on the Production of Nanoemulsions Using a High-Pressure Homogenizer with Flow Pattern and Back Pressure Control

Colloids and Interfaces, 2023
The main objective of this study was to establish the relative importance of the main operating parameters impacting the formation of food-grade oil-in-water nanoemulsions by high-pressure homogenization.
Hualu Zhou, Dingkui Qin, Giang Vu, David Julian McClements   +3 more
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Lutein-Fortified Plant-Based Egg Analogs Designed to Improve Eye Health: Formation, Characterization, In Vitro Digestion, and Bioaccessibility

Foods, 2022
Lutein is a carotenoid found in real eggs that has been reported to have beneficial effects on eye health by reducing the risk of age-related macular degeneration. However, lutein is not often included in plant based (PB) egg analogs. It would, therefore,
Giang Vu, Xiaoke Xiang, Hualu Zhou, David Julian McClements   +3 more
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Impact of cooking method on properties of beef and plant-based burgers: Appearance, texture, thermal properties, and shrinkage

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022
Consumers are increasingly adopting plant-based diets because of environmental, health, and animal welfare concerns. Ideally, the cooking behavior of plant-based meat analogs should accurately mimic that of real meat products so consumers can easily ...
Giang Vu, Hualu Zhou, David Julian McClements   +2 more
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Recent Advances in the Gastrointestinal Fate of Organic and Inorganic Nanoparticles in Foods

Nanomaterials, 2022
Inorganic or organic nanoparticles are often incorporated into foods to enhance their quality, stability, nutrition, or safety. When they pass through the gastrointestinal environment, the properties of these nanoparticles are altered, which impacts ...
Hualu Zhou, David Julian McClements
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Selective Targeting and Eradication of Various Human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cell Lines Using Self-Assembled Aptamer-Decorated Nanoparticles

Pharmaceutics, 2022
The leading cause of cancer mortality remains lung cancer (LC), of which non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the predominant type. Chemotherapy achieves only low response rates while inflicting serious untoward toxicity.
Daniel Barak, Shira Engelberg, Yehuda G. Assaraf, Yoav D. Livney   +3 more
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How Does Starch Structure Impact Amylolysis? Review of Current Strategies for Starch Digestibility Study

Foods, 2022
In vitro digestibility of starch is a common analysis in human nutrition research, and generally consists of performing the hydrolysis of starch by α-amylase in specific conditions.
Yuzi Wang, Jean-Philippe Ral, Luc Saulnier, Kamal Kansou   +3 more
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Biopolymer-Based Sustainable Food Packaging Materials: Challenges, Solutions, and Applications

Foods, 2023
Biopolymer-based packaging materials have become of greater interest to the world due to their biodegradability, renewability, and biocompatibility. In recent years, numerous biopolymers—such as starch, chitosan, carrageenan, polylactic acid, etc.—have ...
Kalpani Y. Perera, Amit K. Jaiswal, Swarna Jaiswal   +2 more
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Co-Encapsulation of Multiple Polyphenols in Plant-Based Milks: Formulation, Gastrointestinal Stability, and Bioaccessibility

Foods, 2023
Plant-based milk is particularly suitable for fortification with multiple nutraceuticals because it contains both hydrophobic and hydrophilic domains that can accommodate molecules with different polarities. In this study, we fortified soymilk with three
Bingjing Zheng, Hualu Zhou, David Julian McClements   +2 more
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