Antimicrobial Active Packaging including Chitosan Films with Thymus vulgaris L. Essential Oil for Ready-to-Eat Meat

Antimicrobial Active Packaging including Chitosan Films with Thymus vulgaris L. Essential Oil for Ready-to-Eat Meat

An active packaging system has been designed for the shelf life extension of ready to eat meat products. The package included an inner surface coated with a chitosan film with thyme essential oil (0%, 0.5%, 1%, and 2%) not in direct contact with the meat. Our aim was to reduce the impact of thyme es...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jesús Quesada, Esther Sendra, Casilda Navarro, Estrella Sayas-Barberá
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-08-01
Series:Foods
Subjects:
active packaging
essential oils
thyme
chitosan
ready-to-eat meat
antimicrobial
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/5/3/57

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