Edible film for food preservation
AssigneeUnited Arab Emirates University
InventorsZienab F R Ahmed, Navjot Kaur, Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad
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Abstract
The present disclosure discloses an edible film for food preservation, the edible film comprising at least 90 wt % of a first component. The first component comprises chitosan and aloe vera extract. Named parts comprised in the first component make up 100 wt % of the first component. The present disclosure also discloses a method for forming an edible film, the method comprising the steps of extracting aloe vera gel; dissolving chitosan into an aqueous solution; mixing the aloe vera gel with the chitosan solution; casting a film solution; and drying the film to form the edible film. The present disclosure also discloses a packaging for food comprising the edible film.
Claims12
An edible film for preserving fruit and vegetable crops, wherein the edible film consists essentially of:
- between 85 and 96 wt % aloe vera extract;
- between 2 and 10 wt % chitosan;
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- between 2 and 5 wt % lactic acid.
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