The aim of this research was to estimate the impacts of a combination of titanium oxide (TiO2) nanoparticles and fennel essential oil (FEO) on the chemical and sensory properties of fresh raw Abbas Ali pistachio. The cassava starch/bovine gelatin biofilms with Nano-TiO2 (1, 3, and 5% w/w), and essential oil (1, and 3% w/w) were fabricated by the casting technique. The sensory and chemical properties and the growth of Aspergillus flavus were evaluated during three weeks of storage at 4°C. After 21-day conservation, Aspergillus flavus count of the control specimen was the highest whereas bionanocomposite film containing FEO enabled lower amounts of Aspergillus flavus population. RP-HPLC analysis findings represented that packaging with starch/gelatin had a positive effect on the aflatoxin B1 content of pistachio, and the lowest amount of aflatoxin B1 was related to the biofilm containing 5% Nano-TiO2/3% FEO. Sensory tests indicated that pistachios packaged with Nano-TiO2/essential oil had a significant effect on taste and general acceptability, and the highest score of sensory properties was related to the pistachio sample packaged with starch/gelatin/5% Nano-Tio2/3% FEO. Results showed that cassava starch/bovine gelatin film containing 5% Nano-TiO2/3% FEO and control sample had significantly higher and lower moisture and carbohydrate soluble content than the treatments. At last, the findings demonstrate that cassava starch/bovine gelatin/5% Nano-TiO2/3% FEO active film improved the chemical and sensory factors and had the positive effect on Aspergillus flavus population reduction of pistachio nuts; hence, it can be applied as biopackaging for fresh pistachio. تفاصيل المقالة

Improving food quality, nutritional value and biodegradability are the reasons for developing edible films. Fine-dispersed starch-based nanobiocomposites were provided by adding nanorod-ZnO as fillers to aqueous starch. In this work, the impact of ZnO nanorod (ZnO-N) filler on the barrier properties and UV transmission of biofilms based on rye starch was studied.The solutions containing nanoadditives were homogenized by ultrasound waves and embedded in rye starch at various levels(1 - 5% w/w dried solid). Starch films were prepared by casting method with nanoparticles and plasticizers. Biofilms containing 5% ZnO-N had 0% UV transmittance. Active films were able to absorb Near Infrared spectra. After applying ZnO-N to the bionanocomposite film no new bond has emerged. Regarding barrier characterization,rye starch film with 5% ZnO-N showed better barrier properties than neat films, mainly by the gravimetricmethod,starch films containing 5% ZnO-N andcontrol samples were 1.6±0.02 and 1.18±0.01g/mPah, respectively. تفاصيل المقالة

Edible films based on starch are applied for food protection to extend shelf-life of food products. The biodegradability of film compounds was significantly improved by the utilization of biopolymer molecules in comparison to petroleum packaging, and it could be a replacement for synthetic packaging. In the presentation work, the effects of nano titanium dioxide (TiO2-N) were studied on the moisture content, water solubility, moisture uptake, and antimicrobial properties of soluble soy polysaccharide (SSPS) starch/cold water fish gelatin films. The nano titanium dioxide was incorporated into the SSPS starch/cold water fish gelatin dispersion at various levels (1, 2, 3, and 5 w/w% based on SSPS starch). The moisture content of the biofilms decreased from 14.12% to 12.28% and water solubility decreased from 93.18% to 71.46% by the incorporation of 5% TiO2-N into the biopolymer matrix. Increasing TiO2-N from 0 to 5% decreased the moisture uptake, a value of 9.83–6.81 g/g dried film. According to an increased inhibition zone of 1-5% TiO2-N for Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli from 32.44 to 62.27 mm2 and from 22.15 to 45.17 mm2 respectively, SSPS starch/cold water fish gelatin/TiO2-N films showed antimicrobial characterizations against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. In summary, TiO2-N improves the functional properties of SSPS/cold water fish gelatin biofilms and can be applied in the food industry. تفاصيل المقالة

This work aimed to make a smart biofilm based on tapioca starch/bovine gelatin and roselle calyx extract (RCE)/nanofiller-ZnO. Then the utilization of the biofilm was studied to monitor the rainbow trout fillets. The biofilms were fabricated by casting the starch/gelatin solution with sorbitol /glycerol (3.2g) on casting plates and were dried at 25°C. RCE was added into biofilms (0.5 g for TP/RCE/ZnO-N and 2g for TP/RCE), and the biofilm characteristics, such as thickness, color, and antioxidant properties were investigated. The films containing nanofiller-ZnO/RCE and RCE showed significantly (p<0.05) more antioxidant activity than the neat film which respective values of 18.31 11.42 and 3.1. The thickness of the smart films significantly increased (p<0.05) from 0.08 to 0.13 by the addition of RCE/nanofiller ZnO into the solution. According to the results, a* value was significantly higher (p<0.05) in smart film with nanofiller-ZnO/RCE and RCE. The lowest L* value was obtained in film with nanofiller-ZnO/RCE. At the end of the conservation, the TVB-N value reached 35.7 mg N/100 and with the TVB-N significantly increase (p<0.05), the color properties of the smart films also changed. The color of the biofilm was purple, but the a* value significantly decreased. Therefore, the film based tapioca starch/bovine gelatin/nanofiller ZnO/RCE can be applied as a natural indicator of rainbow trout fillets. تفاصيل المقالة