Owing to the increasing environmental concerns and requirements for high-quality foods,
edible films and coatings (based on proteins, polysaccharides, natural phenolic active …

Background There is an increased consumer demand for products derived from natural
sources or containing natural compounds used to preserve or improve food quality and/or …

Edible films and coatings are thin layers, with a thickness of generally less than 0.3 mm, that
are used for centuries to protect food products and to avoid the deterioration of their …

Background Dark tea is a post-fermented tea with unique organoleptic characteristics. A
unique microbial fermentation procedure is involved in dark tea processing that is …

Dialdehyde Persian gum (PG) was applied to reinforce the physicomechanical properties of
gelatin films through cross-linkage. Carbon dots (CDs) from grape leaves were incorporated …

Edible coating is an effective strategy to improve the product quality and extend the shelf life
of meat products. The objective of this research was to extract gelatine from salmon fish …

The newly developed intelligent pH-indicator furcellaran (FUR) films made with beet root
(BTR), elderberry (EB), blueberry (BB), green tea (GT) and yerba mate (YM) extracts were …

Active edible films were prepared consisting of tea polyphenols incorporated within thin
calcium alginate gels. These films were prepared by plating an alginate solution, air drying …

Nowadays, conventional packaging materials made using non-renewable sources are
being replaced by more sustainable alternatives such as natural biopolymers (proteins …

Seaweed is a prominent source of polysaccharides with extraction processes properly
established, allowing to employ them in several areas. Among all the types of biopolymers …