Updated and completely revised with the latest discoveries,Edible Coatings and Films to Improve Food Quality, Second edition is a critical resource for all those involved in buying, selling, regulating, developing, or using coatings to improve the quality and safety of foods.

Features:

• Covers coating ingredients and additives
• Describes coating permeability properties and how to determine these properties
• Explores the use and applications of coatings for fresh and processed products
• Examines the use of coatings for pharmaceuticals
• Discusses the use of encapsulation and provides information on new nanotechnologies

Topics discussed in this volume include:

• The materials used in edible coatings and films
• The chemical and physical properties of coatings and how the coating or film ingredients affect these properties
• How coatings and films present barriers to gases and water vapors
• How coatings and films can improve appearance, or conversely, result in discoloration and cause other visual defects, as well as how to avoid these problems
• The use of coatings and films on fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh-cut produce, and processed foods
• How to apply coatings to various commodities
• How coatings can function as carriers of useful additives, including color, antioxidants, and flavorings
• Regulation of coatings and coating ingredients by various governing bodies

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Protein-based films and coatings
3. Edible coatings from lipids, waxes, and resins
4. Polysaccharide coatings
5. Gas-exchange properties of edible films and coating
6. Role of edible film and coating additives
7. Coatings for fresh fruits and vegetables
8. Coatings for minimally processed fruits and vegetables
9. Applications of edible films and coatings to processed foods
10. Application of commercial coatings
11. Encapsulation of flavors, nutraceuticals, and antibacterials
12. Overview of pharmaceutical coatings
13. Regulatory aspects of coatings

Index

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