A new active and antimicrobial package for preservation of vegetables
Director/a
López Gómez, Antonio; Marín Iniesta, FulgencioUniversidad
Universidad Politécnica de CartagenaFecha de lectura
2013-10-21Fecha de publicación
2013-06Editorial
Amaury Taboada RodríguezPalabras clave
Tecnología de los alimentosMicrobiología
Bandeja de cartón
Productos vegetales
Conservación de alimentos
Packaging industry
Antimicrobial
Vegetables
Flow pack
Resumen
[ENG] The food packaging industry is demanding new packages able to improve the quality of the packed products. In this regard some of the problems to be solved are the recyclable and compostable character of the materials, the antimicrobial properties of some substances to be involved in the packaging system and the optimum control of the internal atmosphere in the package. As a solution for these problems a new flow-pack active packaging design was proposed to be developed in this investigation, based on Polylactic acid (PLA)-coated cardboard trays, with some active substances embedded into this coating (plant essential oils and gases scavengers) and the suitable wrapping film. The antimicrobial effect of this new package was studied using plant essential oils embedded in the inner coating of the cardboard tray. Essential oils are aromatic and volatile liquids extracted from plants. The chemicals in essential oils are secondary metabolites, which play an important role in plant defense, ...
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