A shelf-life study for the evaluation of a new biopackaging to preserve the quality of organic chicken meat

• Published in: Food chemistry 2022-03, Vol.371, p.131134-131134, Article 131134
• Main Authors: Alessandroni, Laura, Caprioli, Giovanni, Faiella, Federico, Fiorini, Dennis, Galli, Renzo, Huang, Xiaohui, Marinelli, Giacomo, Nzekoue, Franks, Ricciutelli, Massimo, Scortichini, Serena, Silvi, Stefania, Tao, Jing, Tramontano, Alessandro, Turati, Daniele, Sagratini, Gianni
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: biogenic amines; Biopackaging; organic chicken; shelf life; volatile organic compounds
• ISSN: 0308-8146; 1873-7072
• DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131134

•Organic chicken meat in biodegradable packaging.•Renewable and compostable biopackaging to preserve chicken meat.•Chicken meat shelf-life study through chemical, microbiological and sensorial parameters.•New biopackaging can preserve organic chicken meat similarly to plastic material. Widespread use of traditional packaging constitutes a serious ecological problem leading to a shift to biodegradable and compostable materials. The aim of this work is to study the ability of a new biopackaging (BP), based on biodegradable and compostable material, to preserve the quality of organic chicken meat for 14 days in comparison with a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) material. Results showed that the indices of Biogenic Amines (BAs) and the 18 monitored Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) have a similar trend in both packaged meats. For example, the total BAs concentration in meat increased from 390 to 961 mg Kg−1 in BP and from 393 to 800 mg Kg−1 in PET, as well as the microbiological counts. The new biopackaging (BP) showed similar properties of non-biodegradable material (PET) to preserve the shelf life of organic chicken meat and it could be used instead of plastic materials to promote a circular economy.