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Mengyu Liu1, Peiying Zhang1, Yanwen Wu2
1State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China; Department of Food Science and Engineering, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Forest Food Processing and Safety, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
Abstract:
To address the challenge of preserving fresh chestnuts, chitosan (CS), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), nisin (N), and sodium alginate (SA) were utilized in the preparation of a bilayer edible film named CS-HPMC-N/SA, which was compared to the monolayer films CS-HPMC and CS-HPMC-N. In comparison to the CS-HPMC film, the CS-HPMC-N and CS-HPMC-N/SA films exhibited increased water vapor permeability (WVP), oxygen permeability, and thickness, while transparency, tensile strength (TS), and elongation at break (EAB) were reduced. The bilayer film CS-HPMC-N/SA showed higher WVP, transparency, thickness, and EAB, but lower TS than the monolayer film CS-HPMC-N. The chestnuts coated with CS-HPMC-N/SA showed lower respiratory intensity and decay rate compared to those coated with CS-HPMC and CS-HPMC-N. These results suggested that the bilayer film CS-HPMC-N/SA, containing nisin, has potential as an edible material for preserving fresh chestnuts.
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