Edible coating with antimicrobial properties

A composition comprising:

• about 55% by weight to about 97% by weight of one or more saturated C10-C20 monoglycerides;
• about 1% by weight to about 8% by weight of one or more fatty acid salts;
• and
• about 1% by weight to about 35% by weight of one or more food-safe antimicrobials selected from:
• sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, carvacrol, chalcone, fludioxonil, 2-hydroxychalcone, 4-hydroxychalcone, 4′-hydroxychalcone, 2,2′-dihydroxychalcone, 2,4′-dihydroxychalcone, 2′,4-dihydroxychalcone, 2′,4′-dihydroxychalcone, 2′,4,4′-trihydroxychalcone, 2′,4,4′-trihydroxychalcone Intermediate, violastyrene, obtusaquinone, apiole, piperine, celastrol, eugenol, arthonoic acid, leoidin, antimycin A, antimycin A1, diffractaic acid, ethyl orsellinate, methyl orsellinate, mycophenolic acid, ethyl dichloroorsellinate, angolensin, isocotoin, eupatoriochromene, xanthoxylin, usnic acid, aloin, ononetin, apocynin, isopomiferin, deoxysappanone B 7,4′-dimethyl ether, chrysin dimethyl ether, bergapten, gambogic acid, 2-hydroxyxanthone, isopimpinellin, xanthyletin, acetyl hymetochrome, nobiletin, hymechrome, methoxsalen, 4-methylesculetin, tangeritin, khellin, flavone, 3,4′,5,6,7-pentamethoxyflavone, deguelina(−), citropten, deoxysappanone B trimethyl ether, deoxysappanone B 7,3′-dimethyl ether, 2′,4′-dihydroxy-4-methoxychalcone, daunorubicin hydrochloride, plumbagin, menadione, thymoquinone, levomenthol, thymol, methyl trimethoxycinnamate, chavicol, cinnamylphenol, benzoate, napthoquinone, phenone, acetophenone, benzophenone, phenylacetophenone, chitosan, salicylic acid, and sodium salicylate.