Background Due to the environmental pollution caused by plastic packaging films and the
health concerns caused by micro-plastic migration into food, development of degradable …

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 …

In this study, a composite film made of potato starch (St)/apple peel pectin (Pec) was
prepared. The St/Pec film was modified with microencapsulated Zataria multiflora essential …

Many types of research have distinctly addressed the efficacy of natural plant metabolites
used for human consumption both in cell culture and preclinical animal model systems …

Non‐biodegradability and disposal problems are the major challenges associated with
synthetic plastic packaging. This review article discusses a new generation of …

Citrus fruits are one of the popular fruit crops around the world. However, the consumption
and industrial process of citrus fruits yield a large amount of wastes, especially peels, seeds …

In this paper, pectin-based plastic films were developed by grafting vanillin to pectin chains
and introducing Fe 3+ ions. The mechanical properties, thermal stability, moisture …

Traditional agriculture from crop** to harvesting is contributing to climate change by
increasing global greenhouse emissions. Circular economy approaches and biorefinery …

The need to increase crop productivity and resistance directs interest in nanotechnology.
Indeed, biogenic metal oxide nanoparticles can promote beneficial effects in plants, while …

Pectic polysaccharides have long been a challenging subject of research in the field of
macromolecular science, given their complex structures and wide range of biological effects …