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Advances in Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Edible Coatings

A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Coatings for Food Technology and System".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2024) | Viewed by 13033

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Smarak Bandyopadhyay

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Guest Editor
Department of Food Safety and Quality, Nofima, NO-9291 Tromsø, Norway
Interests: edible thin films; functional food packaging; shelf life analysis; biocomposite development & characterization; biodegradation; toxicity assay
Dr. Igor Karlovits

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Guest Editor
Pulp and Paper Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: packaging operations; packaging; printing and converting; bio-based packaging; surface treatment

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Food packaging marks an important land mark in the evolution of mankind. In human history, the desire to store food for future consumption prompted the development of various packing technologies. Food packaging is a type of technology that protects food against physical, chemical, and biological harm. Food packaging also contributes to the delay in food spoiling and the extension of the product's shelf life. In recent years, the box has become the product's face. It not only ensures that the product's supply chain runs well, but it also informs customers about the goods. Coupling with the intelligent packaging system, MAP, and edible coatings are of great interest worldwide. It is a proven fact that, when the fresh foods are coated with an edible coating and packed inside a modified atmosphere, the permeability of the packaging gets reduced, degradation of the foods becomes delayed, and food qualities (including aroma flavour texture) improves. Scientific contributions, which prevent food waste and contribute to carbon emission neto zero, are the future solutions of the food industry. Keeping the rapid research progress in this direction, we are pleased to invite you to publish to the Special Issue “Advances in Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Edible Coatings”. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but not limited to) the following: active and intelligent packaging with modified atmosphere, bio-based, biodegradable, and edible coatings.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Smarak Bandyopadhyay
Dr. Igor Karlovits
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • minimally processed foods
  • modified atmosphere packaging
  • edible coatings
  • essential oil coatings
  • dip coating
  • spray coatings
  • dyeing coating
  • lipid, polysaccharide, protein and antimicrobial coatings
  • hurdle technologies

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Editorial
Advances in Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Edible Coatings
by Smarak Bandyopadhyay and Igor Karlovits
Coatings 2022, 12(8), 1174; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12081174 - 13 Aug 2022
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Food loss is a global concern that not only has a deep economic impact, but also has social and environmental impacts [...] Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Edible Coatings)

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The Effects of Preharvest Silicon Treatment and Passive MAP on Quality and Shelf Life of White Button Mushrooms in Thermoformed Recycled PET Packaging System
by Tigist T. Shonte, Helen Grogan, Jesus Maria Frias Celayeta, Francesco S. Giordano, Andrew Reynolds, Orla O’Halloran, Lorraine Foley and Shivani Pathania
Coatings 2024, 14(6), 754; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14060754 - 14 Jun 2024
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A crop pretreatment with silicon was combined with passive modified atmosphere packaging (PMAP) in a thermoformed recycled PET packaging format as a novel approach to minimize the quality degradation in mushrooms. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of (a) two preharvest [...] Read more.
A crop pretreatment with silicon was combined with passive modified atmosphere packaging (PMAP) in a thermoformed recycled PET packaging format as a novel approach to minimize the quality degradation in mushrooms. This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of (a) two preharvest treatments, namely preharvest control (PHTC) and preharvest silicon treatment (PHTS) and (b) four packaging lid formats, namely PMAP1: a single hole of 1.1 mm size, PMAP2: two holes of 0.53 mm size, PMAP3: three holes of 0.53 mm size, and PMAPC: OMNI-PW micro perforated cling film as a control on the quality and shelf life of mushrooms during five days of storage at 4 °C and 99.9% RH. The results of the analysis of variance showed that packaging type, storage days, and the double interaction effects of storage days × packaging type had significant effects (p < 0.0001) on the changes in O2, CO2, colour L* and a* values, ΔE, total soluble solids (TSS), and the density of mushrooms. Density, electrolyte leakage (EL), and TSS were significantly affected by the double interaction effects of preharvest treatment × packaging type. Overall, PMAP1, PMAP2, and PMAP3 resulted in lower O2 + higher CO2 within packages compared with the conventional control. A preharvest silicon treatment had little overall effect. PMAP 1, 2 and 3 had a significantly lower ΔE (=better quality) after 5 days storage compared to PMAPC which had the highest ΔE (lowest quality) overall. PMAP1 and PMAP2 had the lowest EL values compared to PMAP3 and PMAPC. PMAP1, PMAP2, and PMAP3 all gave better TSS levels and density compared to PMAPC. Notably, this study proved that a perforation-mediated MAP design for mushrooms packaged in a thermoformed recycled PET packaging format maintained improved CO2, lowered O2, and reduced EL while maintaining TSS and the density of the mushrooms during the storage period. Full article
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Lavender Essential Oil as Antibacterial Treatment for Packaging Paper
by Dimitrina Todorova, Nikolay Yavorov, Veska Lasheva, Stanka Damyanova and Iliana Kostova
Coatings 2023, 13(1), 32; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010032 - 24 Dec 2022
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Based on many years of experience, packaging is considered as an inactive barrier that protects materials and goods from environmental factors. The applicability of native chemical additive such as essential oils in wrapping papers can be used in the forms of films, treatments, [...] Read more.
Based on many years of experience, packaging is considered as an inactive barrier that protects materials and goods from environmental factors. The applicability of native chemical additive such as essential oils in wrapping papers can be used in the forms of films, treatments, coatings or others. Essential oils or extracts from different aromatic plants are used as bioactive substances for antimicrobial activity. In this research, lavender essential oil treatment of packaging papers is examined for its inhibition activity under nine microorganisms—two Gram-positive bacteria, three Gram-negative bacteria, two yeast and two fungal strains. The effectiveness of the treatment on the structural and strength indicators of the obtained paper samples is monitored. In detail, a five-day examination is conducted on the antibacterial effectiveness of lavender essential oil treatment. Results indicate that the lavender treatment of the obtained packaging paper is successful and the antifungal effect is more pronounced. The antimicrobial efficiency of paper treated with lavender essential oil is between 60 and 90% in the first two hours after treatment and gradually decreases to 40%–50% at the end of the 120 h period. The lavender essential oil treatment of wrapping paper has a promising perspective for preserving products from microbial spoilage and extending their shelf life. Full article
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Mechanisms of Action and Preservation Effects of Packaging Systems for Mushrooms: Novel Approaches to Preserve Irish Edible Mushrooms
by Tigist Tadesse Shonte, Mehraj Fatema Mulla, Lorraine Foley and Shivani Pathania
Coatings 2024, 14(2), 172; https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14020172 - 29 Jan 2024
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Mushrooms support the Irish economy, with a farm gate value of roughly EUR 130 million in 2022 and with 80%–85% of Irish production exported to the United Kingdom. In order to apply cutting edge technologies and offer creative solutions to increase the shelf [...] Read more.
Mushrooms support the Irish economy, with a farm gate value of roughly EUR 130 million in 2022 and with 80%–85% of Irish production exported to the United Kingdom. In order to apply cutting edge technologies and offer creative solutions to increase the shelf life of mushrooms, it is essential to understand the mechanisms of action and preservation effects of the current trends in edible mushroom packaging systems. This review summarises the mechanisms of action for nanopackaging, biodegradable packaging, edible coatings, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), and active packaging in terms of their enzyme activity, antimicrobial activity, antioxidant activity, and rate of respiration along with the changes in texture, colour, nutritional value, and shelf life of mushrooms reflected in the preservation effects of these packaging systems. SWOT analysis highlights the strengths, weaknesses, and threats of these packaging systems and provides potential opportunities for trialing innovative packaging materials for fresh edible mushrooms in Ireland. Full article
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