PrefaceThe examples have been selected carefully among the most applicable and up-todate ones, covering a wide range of food, such as whole or minimally processed fresh fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms, nuts and seeds, raw and processed beef, pork, lamb, chicken and fish, dairy products, and bakery products, and dough food. As understood from its title and contents, this book is based on the use of natural hydrocolloids and active agents in edible packaging. Therefore, it lacks or contains minimum essential information about edible packaging of chemically-modified natural hydrocolloids, and chemical food additives. The information in this book will be of great interest, not only to researchers in academia and industry already working in the field, but also undergraduate or graduate students who are planning to start research or write a thesis in this field.
Ahmet YemenicioğluI dedicate this book to My wife Ayla and my daughter Feride Lila for their endless support and understanding during my long writing sessions Contents Preface iii Contents ix 4.3.4 Sakacin 4.3.5 Polylysine 4.4 Phenolic compounds 4.4.1 Classification of phenolic compounds 4.4.2 Antioxidant mechanisms of phenolic compounds 4.4.3 Antimicrobial mechanisms of phenolic compounds 4.4.4 Major phenolic compounds used in active packaging 4.4.4.1 Catechins 4.4.4.2 Quercetin 4.4.4.3 Curcumin 4.4.4.4 Tocopherols 4.4.4.5 Anthocyanins 4.4.4.6 Crude phenolic extracts 4.4.4.7 Essential oils 5. Strategies and Methods of Enhancing the Performance of Active Edible Packaging 5.