Cactus Mucilage for Food Packaging Applications

Natural polymers have been widely investigated for the development of eco-friendly materials. Among these bio-polymers, cactus mucilage is attracting increasing interest regardless of the plant species or the plant organ used for extraction. Mucilage, which is a highly branched heteropolysaccharide,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Rim Gheribi, Khaoula Khwaldia
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:	Coatings
Subjects:	films coatings mucilage polysaccharide cactus packaging
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/9/10/655

id	doaj-62fdd7a970dc4cebb695fd26a032e4c0
record_format	Article
spelling	doaj-62fdd7a970dc4cebb695fd26a032e4c02020-11-25T02:09:26ZengMDPI AGCoatings2079-64122019-10-0191065510.3390/coatings9100655coatings9100655Cactus Mucilage for Food Packaging ApplicationsRim Gheribi0Khaoula Khwaldia1Laboratoire des Substances Naturelles, Institut National de Recherche et d’Analyse Physico-chimique (INRAP), Pôle Technologique de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet 2020, TunisiaLaboratoire des Substances Naturelles, Institut National de Recherche et d’Analyse Physico-chimique (INRAP), Pôle Technologique de Sidi Thabet, Sidi Thabet 2020, TunisiaNatural polymers have been widely investigated for the development of eco-friendly materials. Among these bio-polymers, cactus mucilage is attracting increasing interest regardless of the plant species or the plant organ used for extraction. Mucilage, which is a highly branched heteropolysaccharide, has been previously studied for its chemical composition, structural features, and biotechnological applications. This review highlights the mucilage application in the food packaging industry, by developing films and coatings. These cactus-based biomaterials will be discussed for their functional properties and their potential in preserving food quality and extending shelf life.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/9/10/655filmscoatingsmucilagepolysaccharidecactuspackaging
collection	DOAJ
language	English
format	Article
sources	DOAJ
author	Rim Gheribi Khaoula Khwaldia
spellingShingle	Rim Gheribi Khaoula Khwaldia Cactus Mucilage for Food Packaging Applications Coatings films coatings mucilage polysaccharide cactus packaging
author_facet	Rim Gheribi Khaoula Khwaldia
author_sort	Rim Gheribi
title	Cactus Mucilage for Food Packaging Applications
title_short	Cactus Mucilage for Food Packaging Applications
title_full	Cactus Mucilage for Food Packaging Applications
title_fullStr	Cactus Mucilage for Food Packaging Applications
title_full_unstemmed	Cactus Mucilage for Food Packaging Applications
title_sort	cactus mucilage for food packaging applications
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Coatings
issn	2079-6412
publishDate	2019-10-01
description	Natural polymers have been widely investigated for the development of eco-friendly materials. Among these bio-polymers, cactus mucilage is attracting increasing interest regardless of the plant species or the plant organ used for extraction. Mucilage, which is a highly branched heteropolysaccharide, has been previously studied for its chemical composition, structural features, and biotechnological applications. This review highlights the mucilage application in the food packaging industry, by developing films and coatings. These cactus-based biomaterials will be discussed for their functional properties and their potential in preserving food quality and extending shelf life.
topic	films coatings mucilage polysaccharide cactus packaging
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/9/10/655
work_keys_str_mv	AT rimgheribi cactusmucilageforfoodpackagingapplications AT khaoulakhwaldia cactusmucilageforfoodpackagingapplications
_version_	1724923851643551744

Cactus Mucilage for Food Packaging Applications

Similar Items