scholarly journals Polysaccharides as Edible Films and Coatings: Characteristics and Influence on Fruit and Vegetable Quality—A Review

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 813
Author(s):  
Anna Kocira ◽  
Katarzyna Kozłowicz ◽  
Katarzyna Panasiewicz ◽  
Mariola Staniak ◽  
Ewa Szpunar-Krok ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Edible Films ◽  
Fresh Fruit ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Natural Polymers ◽  
Waste Products ◽  
Vapour Permeability

There has been a significant increase in the development of edible films and coatings in recent times, and this is expected to have a significant impact on the quality of fruit and vegetables in the coming years. Consumers expect fresh fruit and vegetables free from pesticide residues, with high quality, nutritional value and an extended shelf life. The application of coatings and edible films to fruits and vegetables represents an environmentally friendly approach to an innovative solution to this problem. Coatings and edible films can act as ecological and biodegradable packaging. The coating strategy involves a combination of natural biopolymers and appropriate preservation methods. The article presents the applicability, trends and perspectives of polysaccharide coatings and edible films and their impact on the quality of fruit and vegetables, providing an understanding of their main functions and benefits. Numerous studies show that natural polysaccharides are well suited for use as packaging material for fresh fruit and vegetables and can often be an important alternative to synthetic compounds. Natural polymer materials are a good barrier to oxygen and carbon dioxide; however, they are characterised by excessive solubility in the water environment, water vapour permeability and low extensibility. The properties of edible coatings can be modified by the addition of plasticisers, surfactants, cross-linkers, antimicrobial agents, functional additives, nanosilver particles or fruit and vegetable residues. The use of an electric field is also a promising technology here. The use of polysaccharides for the preparation of edible films and coatings is justified not only by the possibility of reducing the consumption of packaging made of synthetic polymer materials but also by the fact that the production of some natural polymers can be made using waste products generated during the processing of food raw materials.

scholarly journals Variations in fresh fruit and vegetable quality by store type, urban–rural setting and neighbourhood deprivation in Scotland

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 2044-2050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Cummins ◽  
Dianna M Smith ◽  
Mathew Taylor ◽  
John Dawson ◽  
David Marshall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Fresh Fruit ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Food Store ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Neighbourhood Deprivation ◽  
Urban Rural

AbstractObjectiveNeighbourhood differences in access to fresh fruit and vegetables may explain social inequalities in diet. Investigations have focused on variations in cost and availability as barriers to the purchase and consumption of fresh produce; investigations of quality have been neglected. Here we investigate whether produce quality systematically varies by food store type, rural–urban location and neighbourhood deprivation in a selection of communities across Scotland.DesignCross-sectional survey of twelve fresh fruit and vegetable items in 288 food stores in ten communities across Scotland. Communities were selected to reflect a range of urban–rural settings and a food retail census was conducted in each location. The quality of twelve fruit and vegetable items within each food store was evaluated. Data from the Scottish Executive were used to characterise each small area by deprivation and urban–rural classification.SettingScotland.ResultsQuality of fruit and vegetables within the surveyed stores was high. Medium-sized stores, stores in small town and rural areas, and stores in more affluent areas tended to have the highest-quality fresh fruit and vegetables. Stores where food is secondary, stores in urban settings and stores in more deprived areas tended have the lowest-quality fresh produce. Although differences in quality were not always statistically significant, patterns were consistent for the majority of fruit and vegetable items.ConclusionsThe study provides evidence that variations in food quality may plausibly be a micro-environmental mediating variable in food purchase and consumption and help partially explain neighbourhood differences in food consumption patterns.

Active Packaging Systems to Preserve the Quality of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, Juices, and Seafood

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-80
Author(s):  
Valentina Lacivita ◽  
Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile ◽  
Amalia Conte
Keyword(s):  
Active Packaging ◽  
Fresh Fruit ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables

scholarly journals Successful selling of packed fresh fruit and vegetable

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 215-224
Author(s):  
Radmila Presová ◽  
Oldřich Tvrdoň ◽  
Lucie Hrdá
Keyword(s):  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Consumer Demand ◽  
Fresh Fruit ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Consumer Confidence ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Specific Data ◽  
Quality Health

The paper deals with the marketability of packaged fruit and vegetables, as a new trend of satisfying consumer needs, in connection with selling-culture of stall selling and self-stores sales. It emphasize fact that food have to be wrapped into the quality, health packages, under the conditions of the Act. 477/2001 Coll.Specific data for the analytical part of this paper was provided by Hortim International Ltd. This company has operate on the Czech market since 1995. Analysis of the economic results confirmes the legitimacy of the sale of packaged fresh fruits and vegetables, but there will be neccesary longer lasting promotion. This fact also confirmed the research of consumer demand, that was made by authors. Determinant for the success sales are these factors: consumer confidence that the packaged products of fruit and vegetables are high quality.

scholarly journals Natural Antimicrobials as Additives for Edible Food Packaging Applications: A Review

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2282
Author(s):  
Sneh Punia Punia Bangar ◽  
Vandana Chaudhary ◽  
Neha Thakur ◽  
Priyanka Kajla ◽  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Packaging ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Inhibitory Concentration ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Edible Films ◽  
Natural Antimicrobial ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Edible Packaging ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits

Edible packaging is a swiftly emerging art of science in which edible biopolymers like lipids, polysaccharides, proteins, resins, etc., and other consumable constituents extracted from various non-conventional sources are used alone or imbibed together. Edible packaging with antimicrobial components had led to the development of the hypothesis of active packaging which safeguards the quality of foods as well as health of consumers. Natural antimicrobial agents (NAMAs) like essential oils from spices, bioactive compounds derived from vegetables and fruits, animal and microorganism derived compounds having antimicrobial properties can be potentially used in edible films as superior replcement for synthetic compounds, thus serving the purpose of quality and heath. Most of the natural antimicrobial agents enjoy GRAS status and are safer than their synthetic counterparts. This review focuses on updated literature on the sources, properties and potential applications of NAMAs in the food industry. This review also analyzes the biodegradability and biocompatibility and edibility properties of NAMAs enriched films and it can be concluded that NAMAs are better substitutes but affect the organoleptic as well as the mechanical properties of the films. Despite many advantages, the inclusion of NAMAs into the films needs to be investigated more to quantify the inhibitory concentration without affecting the properties of films and exerting potential antimicrobial action to ensure food safety.

scholarly journals Consumer perceptions of food quality in Malaysia

2015 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 1168-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norshamliza Chamhuri ◽  
Peter J Batt
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analysis ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Fresh Fruit ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Fresh Meat ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Retail Outlets

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to gain an understanding of the quality cues that consumers look for in purchasing fresh meat and fresh fruit and vegetables in Malaysia. Through a perceived quality model, this paper identifies the implicit, intrinsic, extrinsic and credence quality cues consumers’ use in their decision to purchase fresh meat and fresh fruit and vegetables. Design/methodology/approach – This study utilised the shopping mall intercept survey method. Data were collected from traditional markets and modern retail outlets in the Klang Valley region in Malaysia. A structured questionnaire was designed to measure consumer’s perceptions and experiences of food quality when purchasing fresh meat and fresh fruit and vegetables from retail outlets. In this study, univariate data analysis (descriptive analysis, one-way analysis of variance) and exploratory factor analysis were performed to analyse the data sets. Findings – Freshness (intrinsic cue), was the most frequently cited variable when respondents thought about the quality of both product categories. Other variables included price and cleanliness (extrinsic cues) and Halal (credence cue), which was associated with the quality of fresh meat. Quality was associated with freshness, food safety, nutrition and value. Exploratory factor analysis identified food safety (implicit cue) as the most important construct in the respondents’ evaluation of quality for both fresh meat and fresh fruit and vegetables. Originality/value – There is a paucity of research focusing on consumer’s perceptions and experiences of food quality in the purchase of fresh meat and fresh produce in Malaysia. The findings of this research may assist the Malaysian food industry by providing new insights into the consumers’ perceptions of food quality.

scholarly journals Comparing the availability, price, variety and quality of fruits and vegetables across retail outlets and by area-level socio-economic position

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Millichamp ◽  
Danielle Gallegos
Keyword(s):  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Retail Outlets ◽  
Organic Farmers ◽  
Economic Position

AbstractObjectiveTo explore whether area-level socio-economic position or the form of retail stream (conventionalv. farmers’ market) is associated with differences in the price, availability, variety and quality of a range of fresh fruit and vegetables.DesignA multi-site cross-sectional pilot study of farmers’ markets, supermarkets and independent fruit and vegetable retailers. Each was surveyed to assess the price, availability, variety and quality of fifteen fruit and eighteen vegetable items.SettingRetail outlets were located in south-east Queensland.SubjectsFifteen retail outlets were surveyed (five of each retail stream).ResultsAverage basket prices were not significantly different across the socio-economic spectrum, but prices in low socio-economic areas were cheapest. Availability, variety and quality did not differ significantly across levels of socio-economic position; however, the areas with the most socio-economic disadvantage scored poorest for quality and variety. Supermarkets had significantly better fruit and vegetable availability than farmers’ markets, although price, variety and quality scores were not different across retail streams. Results demonstrate a trend to fruit and vegetable prices being more expensive at farmers’ markets, with the price of the fruit basket being significantly greater at the organic farmers’ market compared with the non-organic farmers’ markets.ConclusionsNeither area-level socio-economic position nor the form of retail stream was significantly associated with differences in the availability, price, variety and quality of fruit and vegetables, except for availability which was higher in supermarkets than farmers’ markets. Further research is needed to determine what role farmers’ markets can play in affecting fruit and vegetable intake.

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