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Título del libro: Essential Oils In Food Preservation, Flavor And Safety
Título del capítulo: Essential oils added to edible films

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Año de publicación:
2016
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Antimicrobials; Biopolymers; Edible coatings; Edible films; Essential oils


Resumen:

Edible films are defined as continuous matrices that can be formed by proteins, polysaccharides, and/or lipids. Furthermore, they have the potential to support the quality of a food after the package is opened, protecting it from changes in moisture, exchange of oxygen, and loss of color, flavor, and texture. Edible films have the possibility to incorporate essential oils and provide microbiological stability to the food as they can be used as carriers of a wide number of additives, which can extend the product shelf-life and reduce the growth risk of pathogenic bacteria and spoilage flora on food surfaces. The aim of this chapter is to describe and discuss the scientific basis of edible film formation and several applications that have been developed due to the addition of different essential oils to edible films. © 2016 by Elsevier, Inc.. All rights reserved.


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