Trends in Edible Packaging: A sustainable approaches for postharvest management of fruits and vegetables

Introduction.- Edible coatings/films.- Importance of edible materials in food processing sector.- Challenges and sustainable approach of edible packaging in food processing sector.- Applications of edible packaging.- Commercially available edible coatings/films.- Regulations about biopolymers and edible packaging.- Biopolymers.- Nature of biopolymers.- Types of Biopolymers.- Polysaccharide.- Types of polysaccharide biopolymers / components.- Chemical structures.- Application in food packaging and their functions.- Proteins.- Types of protein based biopolymers components.- Chemical structures.- Application in food packaging and their functions.- Lipids and wax.- Types of waxes.- Chemical structures.- Application in food packaging and their functions.- Composite packaging.- Binary complex.- Ternary complex.- Layer-by-layer deposition.- Properties of edible coatings/Films.- Mechanisms of edible packaging in food protection.- Control mechanism of edible packaging.- Effects of plasticizers on properties of edible coatings/Films.- Effects of essential oils on properties of edible coatings/Films.- Effects of natural plant extract on properties of edible coatings/Films.- Effects of probiotics on properties of edible coating/Film.- Effects of nanomaterials on properties of edible coating/Film.- Effects of antibrowning agents on properties of edible coating/Film.- Effects of emulsifiers on properties of edible coating/Film.- Effects on nutrients on edible coatings/films.- Effects of natural additives/ or bioactive on functional and thermal properties of packaging.- Effects of deposition methods of edible coating on fruits and vegetables.- Effect of edible coating on fruits and vegetables.

• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.01.2026
• Autor/Autorin: Nishant Kumar
• Reihe: Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
• Format: E-Book
• Dateiformat: PDF
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• Dateigröße: 18.7 MB
• Verlag: SPRINGER
• Sprache: Englisch
• Umfang: 475 Seiten
• ISBN: 9783032131997
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