Table Of ContentEdible Packaging Today Miguel ngelo Parente Ribeiro Cerqueira, José Antonio Couto Teixeira, and António Augusto Vicente Edible Film and Packaging Using Gum Polysaccharides Marceliano B. Nieto Protein-Based Films and Coatings Pedro Guerrero and Koro de la Caba Edible Coatings and Films from Lipids, Waxes, and Resins Jorge A. Aguirre-Joya, Berenice Álvarez, Janeth M. Ventura, Jesús O. García-Galindo, Miguel A. De León-Zapata, Romeo Rojas, Saúl Saucedo, and Cristóbal N. Aguilar Production and Processing of Edible Packaging: Stability and Applications Nuria Blanco-Pascual and Joaquín Gómez-Estaca Mass Transfer Measurement and Modeling for Designing Protective Edible Films Valérie Guillard, Carole Guillaume, Mia Kurek, and Nathalie Gontard Edible Packaging: A Vehicle for Functional Compounds Joana O. Pereira and M. Manuela Pintado Antimicrobial Edible Packaging Lorenzo M. Pastrana, Maria L. Rúa, Paula Fajardo, Pablo Fuciños, Isabel R. Amado, and Clara Fuciños Nanotechnology in Edible Packaging Marthyna Pessoa de Souza and Maria G. Carneiro-da-Cunha Nanostructured Multilayers for Food Packaging by Electrohydrodynamic Processing María José Fabra, Amparo López-Rubio, and José M. Lagaron How to Evaluate the Needs for Edible Packaging of Respiring Products Maria José Sousa-Gallagher Edible Packaging for Fruits and Vegetables Marta Montero-Calderón, Robert Soliva- Fortuny, and Olga Martín-Belloso Edible Packaging for Dairy Products Óscar Leandro da Silva Ramos, Ricardo Nuno Correia Pereira, Joana T. Martins, and F. Xavier Malcata Edible Coatings and Films for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Eveline M. Nunes, Ana I. Silva, Claúdia B. Vieira, Men de Sá M. Souza Filho, Elisabeth M. Silva, and Bartolomeu W. Souza
SynopsisThe edible food packaging industry has experienced remarkable growth in recent years and will continue to impact the food market for quite some time going into the future. Edible Food Packaging: Materials and Processing Technologies provides a broad and comprehensive review on recent aspects related to edible packaging, from processing to potential applications, and covering the use of nanotechnology in edible packaging. The book's 14 chapters promote a comprehensive review on such subjects as materials used, their structure-function relationship, and new processing technologies for application and production of edible coatings and films. Specific topics include edible film and packaging using gum polysaccharides, protein-based films and coatings, and edible coatings and films from lipids, waxes, and resins. The book also reviews stability and application concerns, mass transfer measurement and modeling for designing protective edible films, and edible packaging as a vehicle for functional compounds. The authors explore antimicrobial edible packaging, nanotechnology in edible packaging, and nanostructured multilayers for food packaging by electrohydrodynamic processing. Additionally, they show how to evaluate the needs for edible packaging of respiring products and provide an overview of edible packaging for fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. Lastly, they examine edible coatings and films for meat, poultry, and fish.