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标题：Natural Antimicrobials as Additives for Edible Food Packaging Applications: A Review
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作者：Sneh Punia Bangar ; Vandana Chaudhary ; Neha Thakur 等
期刊名称：Foods
电子版ISSN：2304-8158
出版年度：2021
卷号：10
期号：10
DOI：10.3390/foods10102282
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：Edible packaging is a swiftly emerging art of science in which edible biopolymers like lipids, polysaccharides, proteins, resins, etc., and other consumable constituents extracted from various non-conventional sources are used alone or imbibed together. Edible packaging with antimicrobial components had led to the development of the hypothesis of active packaging which safeguards the quality of foods as well as health of consumers. Natural antimicrobial agents (NAMAs) like essential oils from spices, bioactive compounds derived from vegetables and fruits, animal and microorganism derived compounds having antimicrobial properties can be potentially used in edible films as superior replcement for synthetic compounds, thus serving the purpose of quality and heath. Most of the natural antimicrobial agents enjoy GRAS status and are safer than their synthetic counterparts. This review focuses on updated literature on the sources, properties and potential applications of NAMAs in the food industry. This review also analyzes the biodegradability and biocompatibility and edibility properties of NAMAs enriched films and it can be concluded that NAMAs are better substitutes but affect the organoleptic as well as the mechanical properties of the films. Despite many advantages, the inclusion of NAMAs into the films needs to be investigated more to quantify the inhibitory concentration without affecting the properties of films and exerting potential antimicrobial action to ensure food safety.
关键词：ennatural antimicrobial additives;edible films;essential oils;bacteriocins;bacteriophages;casting methods;food applications