Recent advances in the preservation of postharvest fruits using edible films and coatings: A comprehensive review

P Chavan, K Lata, T Kaur, AR Jambrak, S Sharma… - Food chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been considerable growth in the creation of edible films and
coatings, which is predicted to have a major impact on fruit quality in the coming years …

Advancements in coating technologies: unveiling the potential of chitosan for the preservation of fruits and vegetables

RS Riseh, M Vatankhah, M Hassanisaadi… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Post-harvest losses of fruits and vegetables pose a significant challenge to the agriculture
industry worldwide. To address this issue, researchers have turned to natural and eco …

Biopolymer-based nanocomposite films and coatings: Recent advances in shelf-life improvement of fruits and vegetables

IB Basumatary, A Mukherjee, V Katiyar… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Consumers increasingly prefer healthy and nutritious diet worldwide, and demands for fresh
fruits and vegetables are rapidly growing. Fresh produce are perishable commodities, and …

Mechanical damage of fresh produce in postharvest transportation: Current status and future prospects

M Al-Dairi, PB Pathare, R Al-Yahyai… - Trends in Food Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Incidence of postharvest losses in the fresh produce value chain is a worldwide
concern facing food security and sustainability. Postharvest losses can occur along the …

A second life for fruit and vegetable waste: a review on bioplastic films and coatings for potential food protection applications

D Merino, AI Quilez-Molina, G Perotto, A Bassani… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent decades, significant progress has been made on the development of low
environmental impact plastic materials, as alternatives to conventional plastics for food …

Edible coating as postharvest management strategy for shelf‐life extension of fresh tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.): An overview

A Yadav, N Kumar, A Upadhyay, S Sethi… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of edible coatings on the shelf-life of fresh strawberries: A comparative study using TOPSIS-Shannon entropy method

D Khodaei, Z Hamidi-Esfahani, E Rahmati - NFS Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), low
methoxyl pectin (LMP), Persian gum (PG), and tragacanth gum (TG) edible coatings on the …

Advances in formulation, functionality, and application of edible coatings on fresh produce and fresh-cut products: A review

N Firdous, F Moradinezhad, F Farooq, M Dorostkar - Food chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increasing population of the world food demand is also increasing but
unfortunately, many countries in the world are lacking suitable and economical postharvest …

Recent trends in edible packaging for food applications—perspective for the future

N Kumar, Pratibha, J Prasad, A Yadav… - Food Engineering …, 2023 - Springer
Edible packaging plays an important role in protecting food products from physical,
mechanical, chemical, and microbiological damages by creating a barrier against oxidation …

Innovations in the development and application of edible coatings for fresh and minimally processed Apple

K Aayush, DJ McClements, S Sharma, R Sharma… - Food Control, 2022 - Elsevier
The quality and safety of fresh and cut fruits deteriorate during storage due to various
chemical, physical, and microbial changes, which limits their shelf life and increases food …