Combined Effect of Cinnamon Essential Oil and Pomegranate Peel Extract on Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Physical Properties of Chitosan Films

• Published in: FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 291 - 296
• Main Authors: Yuan, Gaofeng, Lv, Hua, Zhang, Yanling, Sun, Haiyan, Chen, Xiaoe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tsukuba Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology 2016; The Japanese Society for Food Science and Technology; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: antibacterial activity; Antibacterial properties; antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; Chitosan; chitosan film; cinnamon essential oil; E coli; Escherichia coli; Essential oils; Physical properties; Plant extracts; Polyphenylene ethers; pomegranate peel extract; Pomegranates; Staphylococcus aureus; Water vapor

The chitosan-based active films were developed by incorporation of cinnamon essential oil (CEO, 10 g/L), pomegranate peel extract (PPE, 10 g/L) and CEO (10 g/L) + PPE (10 g/L) and their physical, antioxidant and antibacterial properties were investigated. Incorporation of CEO and CEO + PPE into the...