Cellulose-Based Transparent Edible Antibacterial Oxygen-Barrier Coating for Long-Term Fruit Preservation.

ABSTRACT: Long-term preservation of fresh fruit and vegetables without a cold chain is a great challenge to food security because fruits and vegetables are highly vulnerable to poor storage conditions. Fruit spoilage is a complex biochemical process that involves many factors, including microbial reproduction, oxidation, metabolism, and H₂O evaporation. Only the synergy of the multiple spoilage inhibition methods can achieve long-term freshness preservation. Herein, a multifunctional cellulose-based preservation coating with antibacterial, oxygen/water vapor barrier, and antioxidant properties is proposed, which is based on cellulose microgel (CMG) and prepared using multi-component composites with montmorillonite (MMT), cationic cellulose derivative (Cell-P⁺), and L-ascorbic a

SUBMITTER: Cui Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11672319 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature