The Use of Essential Oils in Active Food Packaging: A Review of Recent Studies

Public concern on the excessive use of synthetic food additives has raised a great interest to use natural products due to their potential in food and pharmacological industries. Nowadays, chemical food additives are questioned due to their contribution to the health risks and environmental impacts....

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Main Authors: Muhammad Zeeshan Akram, Sema Yaman Fırıncıoğlu, Hassan Jalal, Sibel Canoğulları Doğan
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Language:English
Published: Hasan Eleroğlu 2019-11-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/2640
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Sibel Canoğulları Doğan
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description Public concern on the excessive use of synthetic food additives has raised a great interest to use natural products due to their potential in food and pharmacological industries. Nowadays, chemical food additives are questioned due to their contribution to the health risks and environmental impacts. Among natural additives, essential oils (EOs) are extracted from aromatic compounds and responsible for their biological activities namely antimicrobial and antioxidant capacity. Incorporation of bio-active compounds particularly EOs directly in food or edible/biodegradable food packaging seems to enhance the shelf life and quality characteristics of processed food and protect the consumers against oxidative and bacterial deterioration effects. However, inclusion of EOs in films/coatings for food packaging may put some effects on various properties (optic, tensile and etc.), which can affect the consumer acceptability. Their addition in food can cause some allergic and hypersensitivity reactions to the individuals who use them often. This paper aims to review the latest findings on the use of EOs incorporated with edible/biodegradable films and coatings to enhance the shelf life and quality of the food. Further investigations about essential oils are expected to clarify their exact action and build up their standard use in food industry.
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spelling doaj-art-81dfab6987ee4eac883fa43f54aec95c2025-08-20T01:58:03ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2019-11-017111799180410.24925/turjaf.v7i11.1799-1804.26401304The Use of Essential Oils in Active Food Packaging: A Review of Recent StudiesMuhammad Zeeshan Akram0Sema Yaman Fırıncıoğlu1Hassan Jalal2Sibel Canoğulları Doğan3Animal Production and Technologies Department, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, 51240 NiğdeAnimal Production and Technologies Department, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, 51240 NiğdeAnimal Production and Technologies Department, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, 51240 NiğdeAnimal Production and Technologies Department, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, 51240 NiğdePublic concern on the excessive use of synthetic food additives has raised a great interest to use natural products due to their potential in food and pharmacological industries. Nowadays, chemical food additives are questioned due to their contribution to the health risks and environmental impacts. Among natural additives, essential oils (EOs) are extracted from aromatic compounds and responsible for their biological activities namely antimicrobial and antioxidant capacity. Incorporation of bio-active compounds particularly EOs directly in food or edible/biodegradable food packaging seems to enhance the shelf life and quality characteristics of processed food and protect the consumers against oxidative and bacterial deterioration effects. However, inclusion of EOs in films/coatings for food packaging may put some effects on various properties (optic, tensile and etc.), which can affect the consumer acceptability. Their addition in food can cause some allergic and hypersensitivity reactions to the individuals who use them often. This paper aims to review the latest findings on the use of EOs incorporated with edible/biodegradable films and coatings to enhance the shelf life and quality of the food. Further investigations about essential oils are expected to clarify their exact action and build up their standard use in food industry.http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/2640essential oilsfood processingpackagingfilmscoatings
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The Use of Essential Oils in Active Food Packaging: A Review of Recent Studies
Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
essential oils
food processing
packaging
films
coatings
title The Use of Essential Oils in Active Food Packaging: A Review of Recent Studies
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title_short The Use of Essential Oils in Active Food Packaging: A Review of Recent Studies
title_sort use of essential oils in active food packaging a review of recent studies
topic essential oils
food processing
packaging
films
coatings
url http://www.agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/2640
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