Novel Active Films with Semolina and Jatoba (<i>Hymenaea courbaril</i> L.): Preparation, Properties, and Sustainability Aspects
The aim of this study was to develop and characterize antioxidant-active films for potential food packaging applications. The films were produced by casting aqueous solutions containing semolina flour (6% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), pectin extracted from passion fruit (1% <i>w&...
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| author | Cristiani Viegas Brandão Grisi Flávia Cosmo Guedes da Silva Rita de Cassia Andrade Silva Rene Pinto da Silva Fábio Anderson Pereira da Silva Angela Maria Tribuzy de Magalhães Cordeiro |
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| description | The aim of this study was to develop and characterize antioxidant-active films for potential food packaging applications. The films were produced by casting aqueous solutions containing semolina flour (6% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), pectin extracted from passion fruit (1% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), inverted sugar (1% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), and sucrose (1% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), incorporating hydroalcoholic extracts from jatoba stem bark (X<sub>1</sub>) and pods (X<sub>2</sub>) at concentrations ranging from 0 to 1% (<i>w</i>/<i>w</i>). The films were characterized in terms of their functional, physical, chemical, structural, and degradation properties. The formulation that showed the best performance, referred to as the optimized formulation (FO), contained 0.5% X<sub>1</sub> and 0.5% X<sub>2</sub>, presenting a high phenolic compound content (8.80 mg GAE/g), strong antioxidant activity as determined by the DPPH method (75.28%) and FRAP assay (6.02 mmol FeSO<sub>4</sub>/g), good thermal stability (350 °C), and a high soil degradation rate (83.47% in 15 days). These results indicate that the FO film has potential application as a primary packaging material with antioxidant function for oxidation-sensitive foods, meeting the demand for biodegradable and environmentally sustainable solutions in the food industry. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-de167f6daf9846bbb59a43f2c9039b392025-08-20T03:28:32ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582025-07-011413239110.3390/foods14132391Novel Active Films with Semolina and Jatoba (<i>Hymenaea courbaril</i> L.): Preparation, Properties, and Sustainability AspectsCristiani Viegas Brandão Grisi0Flávia Cosmo Guedes da Silva1Rita de Cassia Andrade Silva2Rene Pinto da Silva3Fábio Anderson Pereira da Silva4Angela Maria Tribuzy de Magalhães Cordeiro5Postgraduate Program in Agrifood Technology, Federal University of Paraiba, Campus Universitario III, Bananeiras 58220-000, PB, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Agrifood Technology, Federal University of Paraiba, Campus Universitario III, Bananeiras 58220-000, PB, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB), João Pessoa 58051-900, PB, BrazilDepartment of Food Technology, Center of Technology and Regional Development, Federal University of Paraiba, João Pessoa 58055-000, PB, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Agrifood Technology, Federal University of Paraiba, Campus Universitario III, Bananeiras 58220-000, PB, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Agrifood Technology, Federal University of Paraiba, Campus Universitario III, Bananeiras 58220-000, PB, BrazilThe aim of this study was to develop and characterize antioxidant-active films for potential food packaging applications. The films were produced by casting aqueous solutions containing semolina flour (6% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), pectin extracted from passion fruit (1% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), inverted sugar (1% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), and sucrose (1% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), incorporating hydroalcoholic extracts from jatoba stem bark (X<sub>1</sub>) and pods (X<sub>2</sub>) at concentrations ranging from 0 to 1% (<i>w</i>/<i>w</i>). The films were characterized in terms of their functional, physical, chemical, structural, and degradation properties. The formulation that showed the best performance, referred to as the optimized formulation (FO), contained 0.5% X<sub>1</sub> and 0.5% X<sub>2</sub>, presenting a high phenolic compound content (8.80 mg GAE/g), strong antioxidant activity as determined by the DPPH method (75.28%) and FRAP assay (6.02 mmol FeSO<sub>4</sub>/g), good thermal stability (350 °C), and a high soil degradation rate (83.47% in 15 days). These results indicate that the FO film has potential application as a primary packaging material with antioxidant function for oxidation-sensitive foods, meeting the demand for biodegradable and environmentally sustainable solutions in the food industry.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/13/2391antioxidant packagingactive filmsbiodegradabilityjatoba (<i>Hymenaea courbaril</i> L.)phenolic compounds |
| spellingShingle | Cristiani Viegas Brandão Grisi Flávia Cosmo Guedes da Silva Rita de Cassia Andrade Silva Rene Pinto da Silva Fábio Anderson Pereira da Silva Angela Maria Tribuzy de Magalhães Cordeiro Novel Active Films with Semolina and Jatoba (<i>Hymenaea courbaril</i> L.): Preparation, Properties, and Sustainability Aspects Foods antioxidant packaging active films biodegradability jatoba (<i>Hymenaea courbaril</i> L.) phenolic compounds |
| title | Novel Active Films with Semolina and Jatoba (<i>Hymenaea courbaril</i> L.): Preparation, Properties, and Sustainability Aspects |
| title_full | Novel Active Films with Semolina and Jatoba (<i>Hymenaea courbaril</i> L.): Preparation, Properties, and Sustainability Aspects |
| title_fullStr | Novel Active Films with Semolina and Jatoba (<i>Hymenaea courbaril</i> L.): Preparation, Properties, and Sustainability Aspects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Novel Active Films with Semolina and Jatoba (<i>Hymenaea courbaril</i> L.): Preparation, Properties, and Sustainability Aspects |
| title_short | Novel Active Films with Semolina and Jatoba (<i>Hymenaea courbaril</i> L.): Preparation, Properties, and Sustainability Aspects |
| title_sort | novel active films with semolina and jatoba i hymenaea courbaril i l preparation properties and sustainability aspects |
| topic | antioxidant packaging active films biodegradability jatoba (<i>Hymenaea courbaril</i> L.) phenolic compounds |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/13/2391 |
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