Edible packaging: Sustainable solutions and novel trends in food packaging

AT Petkoska, D Daniloski, NM D'Cunha… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Novel food packaging techniques are an important area of research to promote food quality
and safety. There is a trend towards environmentally sustainable and edible forms of …

Recent advances in novel packaging technologies for shelf-life extension of guava fruits for retaining health benefits for longer duration

A Yadav, N Kumar, A Upadhyay, OA Fawole… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Guava (Psidium guajava L.) fruit is also known as the apple of tropics, belongs to the family
of genus Psidium, and is widely cultivated in tropical zones of the world. Recently, the …

Essential oils as natural antimicrobials for application in edible coatings for minimally processed apple and melon: A review on antimicrobial activity and …

RF Teixeira, CA Balbinot Filho, CD Borges - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2022 - Elsevier
Essential oils (EOs) present a strong in vitro antimicrobial activity against pathogenic
bacteria and fungi, acting mainly by permeabilization of the cellular membrane. Synergism …

Review of recent advances in post-harvest techniques for tropical cut flowers and future prospects: Heliconia as a case-study

M Malakar, PDO Paiva, M Beruto… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Aesthetic attributes and easy-to-grow nature of tropical cut flowers (TCFs) have contributedto
their potential for increased production. The dearth of information regarding agronomic …

Postharvest Physiology and Handling of Guava Fruit

N Chen, W Wei, Y Yang, L Chen, W Shan, J Chen… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Guavas are typical tropical fruit with high nutritional and commercial value. Because of their
thin skin and high metabolic rate, guavas are highly susceptible to water loss, physical …

Effect of nano-edible coating based on beeswax solid lipid nanoparticles on strawberry's preservation

ML Zambrano-Zaragoza, D Quintanar-Guerrero… - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Edible nano-coatings were applied in strawberry with the end goal of preserving quality by
21 days of storage at 4° C. The beeswax solid lipid nanoparticles (BSLN) were prepared by …

Sono-Microwave Assisted Chlorine free and Ionic Liquid (SMACIL) extraction of cellulose from Urtica dioica: A benign to green approach

S Naseem, AI Durrani, M Rizwan, F Yasmeen… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The extraction of cellulose using eco-friendly solvents has been gaining significant attention
for a couple of decades. This study investigated the impact of benign and green solvents on …

Facile mechanochemical approach to synthesizing edible food preservation coatings based on alginate/ascorbic acid-layered double hydroxide bio-nanohybrids

C Madhusha, I Munaweera… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A bionanohybrid based on ascorbic acid-intercalated layered double hydroxides (LDHs)
was synthesized using a facile and novel mechanochemical grinding technique, and its …

Active carboxymethylcellulose-based edible films: Influence of free and encapsulated curcumin on films' properties

AI Bourbon, MJ Costa, LC Maciel, L Pastrana… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC)-based films can act as a protective barrier in food surfaces
and a carrier of bioactive compounds, such as curcumin. However, incorporating curcumin …

Innovative Integration of Arrayan (Luma apiculata) Extracts in Chitosan Coating for Fresh Strawberry Preservation

S Benavides, W Franco - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Strawberries are a rich source of vitamins and antioxidants, among other nutrients, but they
are highly susceptible to mechanical injuries, dehydration, and microbial spoilage, and thus …