Smart labels based on polyvinyl alcohol incorporated with chitosan nanoparticles loaded with grape extract: Functionality, stability and food application.

Anthocyanins (ACNs) are natural compounds with potential applications due to their colorimetric response to pH. Due to their sensitivity to various environmental factors, nanoencapsulation with biopolymers is a successful strategy for stabilizing ACNs. In this work ACNs were extracted from grape skins and encapsulated into chitosan (CS) nanoparticles by ionic gelation using sodium tripolyphosphate (TPP) as a cross-linking agent. CS nanoparticles loaded with ACNs had particle sizes between 291 and 324 nm and polydispersity index around 0.3. The encapsulation efficiency of ACNs was approximately 60 %; and encapsulated anthocyanins (ACN-NPs) exhibited color change properties under different pH conditions. pH-sensitive labels based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were prepared by the casting method. The effect of incorporating ACN-NPs on the physical, structural, and pH-sensitive properties of PVA labels was evaluated, and its application as shrimp freshness indicator was studied. The nanoencapsulation protected ACNs against heat and light treatments, preserving the original purple color. When applying the label, visible changes from red to blue until reaching yellow were observed with the change in the quality of the shrimp at the refrigeration temperature. The results suggest that PVA labels containing ACNs encapsulated in C-NPs can be used as smart packaging labels in the food industry.

Pressurized liquid extraction of bioactive compounds from grape peel and application in pH-sensing carboxymethyl cellulose films: A promising material to monitor the freshness of pork and milk.

This study produced pH-sensing carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) films functionalized with bioactive compounds obtained by pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) of grape peel to monitor the freshness of pork and milk. A semi-continuous PLE was conducted using hydroethanolic solution (70:30, v/v) at a flow rate of 5 mL/min, 15 MPa, and 60 °C. The films were produced by the casting technique using CMC (2.5 %, w/v), glycerol (1 %, v/v), and functionalized with 10, 30, and 50 % (v/v) grape peel extract. From the results obtained, LC-MS/MS revealed that PLE extracted twenty-seven phenolic compounds. The main phenolic compounds were kaempferol-3-glucoside (367.23 ± 25.88 µg/mL), prunin (270.23 ± 3.62 µg/mL), p-coumaric acid (236.43 ± 26.02 µg/mL), and procyanidin B1 (117.17 ± 7.29 µg/mL). The CMC films presented suitable color and mechanical properties for food packaging applications. The addition of grape peel extract promoted the pH-sensing property, showing the sensitivity of anthocyanins to pH changes. The films functionalized with grape peel extract presented good release control of bioactive compounds, making them suitable for food packaging applications. When applied to monitor the freshness of pork and milk, the films exhibited remarkable color changes associated with the pH of the food during storage. In conclusion, PLE is a sustainable approach to obtaining bioactive compounds from the grape peel, which can be applied in the formulation of pH-sensing films as a promising sustainable material to monitor food freshness during storage.

Active and Intelligent Packaging: A Review of the Possible Application of Cyclodextrins in Food Storage and Safety Indicators.

Natural cyclodextrins (CDs) can be formed by 6, 7, or 8 glucose molecules (α-, ß-, and γ-, respectively) linked in a ring, creating a cone shape. Its interior has an affinity for hydrophobic molecules, while the exterior is hydrophilic and can interact with water molecules. This feature has been used to develop active packaging applied to food, interacting with the product or its environment to improve one or more aspects of its quality or safety. It also provides monitoring information when food is optimal for consumption, as intelligent packaging is essential for the consumer and the merchant. Therefore, this review will focus on discerning which packaging is most appropriate for each situation, solubility and toxicological considerations, characterization techniques, effect on the guest properties, and other aspects related to forming the inclusion complex with bioactive molecules applied to packaging.

Sustainable and Bio-Based Food Packaging: A Review on Past and Current Design Innovations.

Food loss and waste occur for many reasons, from crop processing to household leftovers. Even though some waste generation is unavoidable, a considerable amount is due to supply chain inefficiencies and damage during transport and handling. Packaging design and materials innovations represent real opportunities to reduce food waste within the supply chain. Besides, changes in people's lifestyles have increased the demand for high-quality, fresh, minimally processed, and ready-to-eat food products with extended shelf-life, that need to meet strict and constantly renewed food safety regulations. In this regard, accurate monitoring of food quality and spoilage is necessary to diminish both health hazards and food waste. Thus, this work provides an overview of the most recent advances in the investigation and development of food packaging materials and design with the aim to improve food chain sustainability. Enhanced barrier and surface properties as well as active materials for food conservation are reviewed. Likewise, the function, importance, current availability, and future trends of intelligent and smart packaging systems are presented, especially considering biobased sensor development by 3D printing technology. In addition, driving factors affecting fully biobased packaging design and materials development and production are discussed, considering byproducts and waste minimization and revalorization, recyclability, biodegradability, and other possible ends-of-life and their impact on product/package system sustainability.

Prospection of the use of encapsulation in food packaging.

Food safety and extended shelf life linked to convenience were the major reasons for the development of the packaging field. However, advances in material science and the widespread encapsulation technologies are allowing the establishment of new concepts for packages, such as intelligent and active packages. Particulate systems have been developed in recent years for the most diverse area with several purposes that can be employed to improve packaging performance mainly focusing on the modification of barrier properties. This review analyzes the recent developments using encapsulation in food packaging and the main concepts about mass transfer evolved in the functionality of these packages, as well as discusses the research challenges faced by the food packaging sector.

Smart choices: Mechanisms of intelligent food packaging.

Intelligent food packaging is usually designed to monitor the state of the food itself and/or the environment around it, as well as the interactions between them, providing customers with information on food quality and/or safety through a variety of signals. They involve indicators (which inform by direct visual changes about specific properties related to food quality) and sensors (which detect specific analytes by using receptors, transducers, and signal processing electronics). A third type of intelligent packaging is known as data carriers, which are not typically used for information on food quality, but rather to track the movement of food along the food supply chain. In this graphical review, the basic mechanisms of intelligent food packaging systems are presented, as well as their main applications, with particular emphasis on those focused on food quality monitoring.

Embalagens para alimentos: tendências e inovações

A embalagem do alimento tem por funções conter, proteger, comunicar e conferir conveniência, nas etapas de armazenamento e distribuição. É também veículo de informação, apresentando instruções de manuseio, composição nutricional e rotulagem. Com o desenvolvimento da tecnologia, surgem novas forma de apresentação e embalagem de alimentos, visando aumento na vida de prateleira e maior praticidade. Nesse contexto o trabalho trata de uma pesquisa documental indireta por meio de fontes bibliográficas e documentos, para delinear as principais tendências e inovações em embalagens de alimentos. Há interesse e investimentos em embalagens "ativas" e "inteligentes" as quais interagem diretamente com o produto, e também os revestimentos comestíveis, com enfoque na biodegradabilidade.(AU)

Food packaging has the functions of containing, protecting, communicating and conferring convenience, in the steps of storage and distribution. It is also an information vehicle with instructions on handling, nutritional composition and labeling. With the development of technology, new forms of presentation and packaging of foodstuffs arise, aiming for an increase in shelf life and greater practicality. In this context the paper deals with an indirect documentary research through bibliographical sources and documents, to outline the main trends and innovations in food packaging. There is interest and investments in "active" and "intelligent" packaging which interact directly with the product, as well as edible coatings, with a focus on biodegradability.(AU)

Embalagens para alimentos: tendências e inovações / Food Packaging: trends and innovations

A embalagem do alimento têm por funções conter, proteger, comunicar e conferir conveniência, nas etapas de armazenamento e distribuição. É também veículo de informação, apresentando instruções de manuseio, composição nutricional e rotulagem. Com o desenvolvimento da tecnologia, surgem novas forma de apresentação e embalagem de alimentos, visando aumento na vida de prateleira e maior praticidade. Nesse contexto o trabalho trata de uma pesquisa documental indireta por meio de fontes bibliográficas e documentos, para delinear as principais tendências e inovações em embalagens de alimentos. Há interesse e investimentos em embalagens "ativas" e "inteligentes" as quais interagem diretamente com o produto, e também os revestimentos comestíveis, com enfoque na biodegradabilidade.(AU)

Optimized pH-responsive film based on a eutectic mixture-plasticized chitosan.

Chitosan (CS, 2g/100mL)/curcumin 1g/100mL in acetic acid aqueous solution were used to prepare films to be used as food indicator. Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and a eutectic mixture (DES) were incorporated as reinforcing and plasticizing agents, respectively. The MCC content (133 mas%) and DES composition (7.93 mass%), based on CS dry mass, were optimized. The properties of the DES-plasticized film were compared to those for the unplasticized and glycerol (G)-plasticized CS films. The DES-plasticized film presented initial temperature of thermal decomposition at 267.7°C, dynamic glass transition at 149.3°C, water vapor permeability of 7.21×10-10gs-1m-1Pa-1, water solubility of 3.07% and stress at break of 20.1MPa. The incorporation of MCC contributed to increase the crystallinity of the composite films. Colorimetric tests, carried out in aqueous environments for the DES-plasticized film, revealed accentuated color changes, mainly at pHs higher than pH 8.

A importância das embalagens para alimentos - aspectos socioeconômicos e ambientais / The importance of food packaging: socio-economic and environmental aspects

Este trabalho se propôs revisar a temática das embalagens para alimentos, presentes e fundamentais na indústria de alimentos. As embalagens têm como principais funções conter, proteger e conservar o produto. Além disso, trata-se de um importante componente da economia nos países industrializados. Nas últimas décadas, o desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias de materiais aplicadas às embalagens de alimentos vem resgatando a importância da embalagem como ferramenta de sustentabilidade para a sociedade, onde os benefícios são altamente significativos para o meio ambiente e para a segurança dos alimentos.

This work aims to review the food packaging theme, predominate and fundamental in food industry, the packaging have main functions contain, protect and preserve the product. In addition, the packaging sector is an important sector of the economy in industrialized countries. In the last decades, the development of new materials technologies applied to food packaging has been recovering the importance of packaging as a tool for sustainability in the society, bringing significant benefits for the environment and for food safety.

THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD PACKAGING: SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS / A IMPORTÂNCIA DAS EMBALAGENS PARA ALIMENTOS - ASPECTOS SOCIOECONÔMICOS E AMBIENTAIS

This work aims to review the food packaging theme, predominate and fundamental in food industry, the packaging have main functions contain, protect and preserve the product. In addition, the packaging sector is an important sector of the economy in industrialized countries. In the last decades, the development of new materials technologies applied to food packaging has been recovering the importance of packaging as a tool for sustainability in the society, bringing significant benefits for the environment and for food safety.

Este trabalho se propôs revisar a temática das embalagens para alimentos, presentes e fundamentais na indústria de alimentos. As embalagens têm como principais funções conter, proteger e conservar o produto. Além disso, trata-se de um importante componente da economia nos países industrializados. Nas últimas décadas, o desenvolvimento de novas tecnologias de materiais aplicadas às embalagens de alimentos vem resgatando a importância da embalagem como ferramenta de sustentabilidade para a sociedade, onde os benefícios são altamente significativos para o meio ambiente e para a segurança dos alimentos.