Recent advances in characterizing the physical and functional properties of active packaging films containing pomegranate peel

Aida Soleimanzadeh; Shabnam Mizani; Ghazal Mirzaei; Elham Taheri Bavarsad; Mehdi Farhoodi; Zahra Esfandiari; Mohammadreza Rostami

doi:10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101416

Recent advances in characterizing the physical and functional properties of active packaging films containing pomegranate peel

Food Chem X. 2024 Apr 26:22:101416. doi: 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101416. eCollection 2024 Jun 30.

Authors

Aida Soleimanzadeh¹, Shabnam Mizani², Ghazal Mirzaei³, Elham Taheri Bavarsad⁴, Mehdi Farhoodi¹, Zahra Esfandiari⁵, Mohammadreza Rostami^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Food Science and Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences, Food Science and Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Food Science, Collage of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
³ Division of Food Safety and Hygiene, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
⁵ Nutrition and Food Security Research Center, Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
⁶ Food Science and Nutrition Group (FSAN), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

In recent years, food and packaging industries have worked together to minimize food wastes. Fruit and vegetable by-products, which are known to be among the most abundant food wastes and a great source of bioactive compounds, have the potential to improve food product packaging properties. The antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of pomegranate peel in food active packaging have been the subject of numerous studies. Pomegranate peel has an impact on the films' microstructure and physical properties, such as thickness, water vapor permeability, mechanical properties, optical properties, and thermal properties. Moreover, pomegranate peel incorporated films demonstrate great antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. Reviewing current advancements in the physical and functional properties of active packaging films containing pomegranate peel is the goal of this study.

Keywords: Active packaging; Antimicrobial property; Antioxidant property; Fruit by-products; Physical property; Pomegranate peel.

Publication types

Review