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Chitosan and Other Edible Coatings with Antimicrobial Activity: Synthesis, Properties and Horticultural Applications

Antimicrobial edible coatings for whole or fresh-cut fruits and vegetables based on natural biopolymers that serve as carriers of antimicrobial agents or that are inherently antimicrobial, such as chitosan, are increasingly gaining interest from researchers and industry due to their potential to mai...

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Main Authors: Palou, Lluís, Pérez-Gago, María B., Sapper, Mayra, Chiralt, Amparo, Sultan Özdemir, Kübra, Gökmen, Vural, Zhang, Linyun, Huang, Chongxing, Zhao, Hui, Martínez-González, Miriam del Carmen, Bautista-Banos, Silvia, Correa-Pacheco, Zormy N., Corona-Rangel, María L., Ventura-Aguilar, Rosa I., Del-Río-García, Juan C., Ramos-García, Margarita de Lorena, Gutiérrez-Pacheco, María M., Ortega-Ramírez, Luis A., Silva-Espinoza, Brenda A., Cruz-Valenzuela, Manuel R., González-Aguilar, Gustavo A., Lizardi-Mendoza, Jaime, Shah Safari, Zahir, Ding, Phebe, Juju Nakasha, Jaafar, Fairuz Yusoff, Siti
Format: Libro
Language:Inglés
Published: MDPI 2024
Subjects:
Fruit quality
H20 Plant diseases
J10 Handling, transport, storage and protection of agricultural products
Q02 Food processing and preservation
Edible coatings
Biopolymers
Fresh vegetables
Postharvest diseases
Postharvest physiology
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Fusarium oxysporum
Chitosan
Essential oils
Postharvest decay
Refrigerated storage
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8839
https://www.mdpi.com/books/reprint/9031-chitosan-and-other-edible-coatings-with-antimicrobial-activity-synthesis-properties-and
Summary:Antimicrobial edible coatings for whole or fresh-cut fruits and vegetables based on natural biopolymers that serve as carriers of antimicrobial agents or that are inherently antimicrobial, such as chitosan, are increasingly gaining interest from researchers and industry due to their potential to maintain quality and safety. Additionally, edible coatings can also function as a barrier to water vapors and gases, regulating physiological aspects in fruit. Despite the substantial research progress in antimicrobial edible coatings for fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, the development of tailor-made solutions according to specific commercialization needs still represents a technological challenge due to important physical, physiological, and biochemical differences among the wide variety of fresh horticultural commodities. The development of edible films and coatings with antimicrobial activity requires knowledge of the chemical bases to develop optimized edible coating formulations, the effects of the coatings on different postharvest pathogens in in vitro studies and in different fruit matrices, as well as their effect on fruit quality during postharvest storage.

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