FUNCTIONAL EDIBLE COATINGS AND FILMS FOR FRESH CUT FOOD PRODUCTS

Food stuffs like fresh-cut fruits, vegetables, fish, meat and ready-to-eat meals which contain fresh produce are important sectors in food industry. Since these products usually undergo minimal processing and have fresh nature, they are very sensitive to quality degradation. Current strategies have...

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Published in:Advances in Food Sciences 2015-06
Main Authors: Milani, Jafar Mohammadzadeh, Sahraee, Samar
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Food stuffs like fresh-cut fruits, vegetables, fish, meat and ready-to-eat meals which contain fresh produce are important sectors in food industry. Since these products usually undergo minimal processing and have fresh nature, they are very sensitive to quality degradation. Current strategies have tended to use cooling chain, modified atmosphere packaging, controlled atmosphere storage, or the application of preservatives. Even more, functional edible coating can be presented as a good carrier for some additives to the above-mentioned foods. Furthermore, edible packaging can serve as a promising approach for maintaining the safety and good quality of fresh-cut produces. Current research has shown that edible packaging with special properties could be a benefit for food preservation, and an advantageous way to decrease the amount of non-renewable packaging materials as a waste in the environment.
ISSN:1431-7737