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Author:   Nishant Kumar ,  Pratibha ,  Ashutosh Upadhyay ,  Anka Trajkovska Petkoska
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:  

9783032131980

ISBN 10:   3032131987
Pages:   475
Publication Date:   21 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction.- Edible coatings/films.- Importance of edible materials in food processing sector.- Challenges and sustainable approach of edible packaging in food processing sector.- Applications of edible packaging.- Commercially available edible coatings/films.- Regulations about biopolymers and edible packaging.- Biopolymers.- Nature of biopolymers.- Types of Biopolymers.- Polysaccharide.- Types of polysaccharide biopolymers / components.- Chemical structures.- Application in food packaging and their functions.- Proteins.- Types of protein based biopolymers components.- Chemical structures.- Application in food packaging and their functions.- Lipids and wax.- Types of waxes.- Chemical structures.- Application in food packaging and their functions.- Composite packaging.- Binary complex.- Ternary complex.- Layer-by-layer deposition.- Properties of edible coatings/Films.- Mechanisms of edible packaging in food protection.- Control mechanism of edible packaging.- Effects of plasticizers on properties of edible coatings/Films.- Effects of essential oils on properties of edible coatings/Films.- Effects of natural plant extract on properties of edible coatings/Films.- Effects of probiotics on properties of edible coating/Film.- Effects of nanomaterials on properties of edible coating/Film.- Effects of antibrowning agents on properties of edible coating/Film.- Effects of emulsifiers on properties of edible coating/Film.- Effects on nutrients on edible coatings/films.- Effects of natural additives/ or bioactive on functional and thermal properties of packaging.- Effects of deposition methods of edible coating on fruits and vegetables.- Effect of edible coating on fruits and vegetables.

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Nishant Kumar is a Research Associate at the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (Kundli), NIFTEM-K Pratibha is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology-Hamirpur Ashutosh Upadhyay is a Professor with the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (Kundli), NIFTEM-K Anka Trajkovska Petkoska is a Professor at St. Kliment Ohridski University-Bitola, Faculty of Technology and Technical Sciences-Veles, R. North Macedonia

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