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ANNUAL REVIEW OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, VOL 1
Volume 1, Issue -, Pages 415-448Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.food.080708.100836
Keywords
edible films and coatings; composite films; permeability; mechanical properties; active packaging; extrusion
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Research groups and the food and pharmaceutical industries recognize edible packaging as a useful alternative or addition to conventional packaging to reduce waste and to create novel applications for improving product stability, quality, safety, variety, and convenience for consumers. Recent studies have explored the ability of biopolymer-based food packaging materials to carry and control-release active compounds. As diverse edible packaging materials derived from various by-products or waste from food industry are being developed, the dry thermoplastic process is advancing rapidly as a feasible commercial edible packaging manufacturing process. The employment of nanocomposite concepts to edible packaging materials promises to improve barrier and mechanical properties and facilitate effective incorporation of bioactive ingredients and other designed functions. In addition to the need for a more fundamental understanding to enable design to desired specifications, edible packaging has to overcome challenges such as regulatory requirements, consumer acceptance, and scaling-up research concepts to commercial applications.
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