Innovation in food packaging is mainly represented by the development of active and
intelligent packing technologies, which offer to deliver safer and high-quality food products …

Background Due to high water content, low calorie and appealing textural characteristics,
gel-related foods have recently obtained great interest in the food industry. Compared with …

Alginate-based nanocarriers are propitious vehicles used for the delivery of bioactive
compounds (bioactives). In this area, calcium alginate and sodium alginate are the most …

Background Bioactive compounds possess plenty of health benefits, but they are chemically
unstable and susceptible to oxidative degradation. The application of pure bioactive …

There are many examples of bioactive proteins and peptides that would benefit from oral
delivery through functional foods, supplements, or medical foods, including hormones …

In this review, a historical perspective, functional and application trends of natural polymers
used to the development of edible food packaging were presented and discussed …

Alginates are the most widely used natural polymers in the pharmaceutical, food and
cosmetic industries. Usually, they are applied as a thickening, gel-forming and stabilizing …

Tomato is considered as one of the most grown horticultural crops having a short shelf‐life
due to its climacteric nature of ripening, susceptibility to postharvest microbial decay, and …

Chitosan is a cationic natural polysaccharide, which has emerged as an increasingly
interesting biomaterialover the past few years. It constitutes a novel perspective in drug …

Abstract Background Bioactive compounds (BCs) have attracted recently substantial
interests because of their remarkable healthy and functional properties. However, the vast …