Approaches in Animal Proteins and Natural Polysaccharides Application for Food Packaging: Edible Film Production and Quality Estimation

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 13; no. 10; p. 1592
• Main Authors: Lisitsyn, Andrey, Semenova, Anastasia, Nasonova, Viktoria, Polishchuk, Ekaterina, Revutskaya, Natalia, Kozyrev, Ivan, Kotenkova, Elena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 15.05.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Amino acids; Biomass; Biopolymers; Cellulose; Chemical properties; Crosslinking; dry and wet processes; edible films and coatings; Food packaging; Food products; Mechanical properties; Microorganisms; microstructure crosslinking; permeability; Polymers; Polysaccharides; Proteins; Reagents; Review; edible films and coatings; biopolymers; microstructure crosslinking; dry and wet processes; mechanical properties; permeability
• ISSN: 2073-4360; 2073-4360
• DOI: 10.3390/polym13101592

Natural biopolymers are an interesting resource for edible films production, as they are environmentally friendly packaging materials. The possibilities of the application of main animal proteins and natural polysaccharides are considered in the review, including the sources, structure, and limitations of usage. The main ways for overcoming the limitations caused by the physico-chemical properties of biopolymers are also discussed, including composites approaches, plasticizers, and the addition of crosslinking agents. Approaches for the production of biopolymer-based films and coatings are classified according to wet and dried processes and considered depending on biopolymer types. The methods for mechanical, physico-chemical, hydration, and uniformity estimation of edible films are reviewed.