[HTML][HTML] Pectin and pectin-based composite materials: Beyond food texture

C Lara-Espinoza, E Carvajal-Millán… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Pectins are plant cell wall natural heteropolysaccharides composed mainly of α-1-4 d-
galacturonic acid units, which may or may not be methyl esterified, possesses neutral sugars …

Recent progress in pectin extraction and their applications in develo** films and coatings for sustainable food packaging: A review

S Kumar, ARL Reddy, IB Basumatary, A Nayak… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Perishable foods like fruits and vegetables, meat, fish, and dairy products have short shelf-
life that causes significant postharvest losses, which poses a major challenge for food …

Edible films from pectin: Physical-mechanical and antimicrobial properties-A review

PJP Espitia, WX Du, R de Jesús Avena-Bustillos… - Food hydrocolloids, 2014 - Elsevier
Pectin is one of the main components of the plant cell wall chemically constituted by poly α1–
4-galacturonic acids. According to its degree of esterification with methanol, pectin can be …

Polysaccharide-based membranes in food packaging applications

ARV Ferreira, VD Alves, IM Coelhoso - Membranes, 2016 - mdpi.com
Plastic packaging is essential nowadays. However, the huge environmental problem caused
by landfill disposal of non-biodegradable polymers in the end of life has to be minimized and …

Chitosan composites in packaging industry—current trends and future challenges

VGL Souza, JRA Pires, C Rodrigues, IM Coelhoso… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Chitosan-based composites play an important role in food packaging applications and can
be used either as films or as edible coatings. Due to their high costs and lower performance …

Active edible films: Current state and future trends

C Mellinas, A Valdés, M Ramos… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Active edible films represent one of the current and future trends in the development of new
polymers for selected applications, particularly food packaging. Some biopolymers show …

Gelatin-chitosan-pectin films incorporated with rosemary essential oil: Optimized formulation using mixture design and response surface methodology

W Yeddes, K Djebali, WA Wannes… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to optimize the mechanical and texture properties of edible film
improving its antibacterial property after adding rosemary essential oil (REO) using a …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of chitosan/pectin-rich vegetable waste composites for the active packaging of dry foods

D Merino, P Bellassi, UC Paul, L Morelli… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
In line with the growing demand for green alternatives to conventional petroleum-derived
plastic packaging, fully bio-based and biodegradable biocomposites were developed for this …

Packaging films based on biopolymers from seafood processing wastes: Preparation, properties, and their applications for shelf‐life extension of seafoods—A …

S Gulzar, M Tagrida, T Prodpran, L Li… - … Reviews in Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biopolymers derived from seafood processing byproducts are used to prepare active and
biodegradable films as the packaging of food products. These films possess bioactivities to …

Development and characterization of bilayer films of FucoPol and chitosan

ARV Ferreira, CAV Torres, F Freitas, C Sevrin… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
Bilayer films of FucoPol and chitosan were prepared and characterized in terms of optical,
morphologic, hygroscopic, mechanical and barrier properties, to evaluate their potential …