Food Biotechnology
Hossein Mirzaei-moghaddam; Arian Nahalkar; Ahmad Rajaei
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This article reviews the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of biodegradable edible films based on Pickering emulsions containing essential oils. Edible biodegradable films incorporating essential oil-loaded Pickering emulsions are increasingly recognized as a promising option for sustainable food ...
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This article reviews the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of biodegradable edible films based on Pickering emulsions containing essential oils. Edible biodegradable films incorporating essential oil-loaded Pickering emulsions are increasingly recognized as a promising option for sustainable food packaging. By incorporating essential oils into the emulsion matrix, the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of these films significantly improved. Therefore, the key properties discussed in this review include antioxidant activity, antimicrobial effectiveness, and the role of these films in extending the shelf life of food products. The results showed that the incorporation of Pickering emulsions containing essential oils significantly increased the antioxidant capacity of the films, leading to a notable reduction in oxidative degradation of food. Additionally, these films exhibited effective antimicrobial activity against various foodborne pathogens such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, which is attributed to the bioactive properties of the incorporated essential oils. The films effectively inhibited microbial growth, directly contributing to enhanced food safety. The findings highlight the great potential of Pickering emulsion-based biodegradable films as a sustainable solution for food packaging with antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, ensuring longer shelf life and higher safety of packaged food products.
Food Biotechnology
Zhila Ghasemi; Mohammad Alizadeh khaled abad; Hadi Almasi; Mehdi Nikoo
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Nowadays, probiotics have been seriously considered for their potential application in healthy food formulations. The most highlighted concern about probiotics is that the number of probiotic bacteria at the time of consumption may be lower than the required value (107 CFU/g). A new approach is the immobilization ...
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Nowadays, probiotics have been seriously considered for their potential application in healthy food formulations. The most highlighted concern about probiotics is that the number of probiotic bacteria at the time of consumption may be lower than the required value (107 CFU/g). A new approach is the immobilization of probiotic cells in the matrix of edible films. So in this study, edible carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) probiotic films containing Lactobacillus casei, and the silver carp muscle protein hydrolysates (SCMH) prepared by using limited Alcalase hydrolysis, were analyzed and the viability of bacterial cells was determined at 25, 4, and -18°C for 30 days. An alkaline solubilization/acid precipitation method was used to isolate silver carp white muscle proteins. Protein isolate (3%, W/V) was hydrolyzed with 5% E/S ratio (w/w) Alcalase at 50°C and pH 8.0 for 3 min. Briefly, films were prepared by dissolving SCMH and CMC powder (1.5%, w/v) in a ratio of 1:2 in distilled water and L. casei was added to a final concentration of 108 CFU/mL. Probiotics were counted at intervals of 1, 10, 20, and 30 day. The physical, mechanical [Ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and elongation at break (EB)], thermal and structural properties were determined. XRD patterns of the film samples collected by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy of the film samples were recorded. The results indicated that the addition of SCMH significantly (p˂0.05) improved the L. casei viability at all three temperatures. Thickness, moisture absorption, and water vapor permeability (WVP) of the films were not influenced by addition of the probiotic. However, the addition of SCMH negatively affected the film’s mechanical properties. The FT-IR analysis confirmed the formation of hydrogen bonds between L. casei and the CMC matrix, the XRD and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses confirmed the plasticizing effect of SCMH on the films. Thus, CMC films containing L. casei showed the highest UTS (3.7 MPa) and EB (29.9%). Generally, the results indicated that the SCMH incorporated CMC-based film can be a good carrier for probiotics as bioactive food packaging system with promising potential for shelf life extension of perishable foods.
