Rodriguez Oscar T, Valero Manuel F, Gómez-Tejedor José A, Diaz Luis
Energy, Materials and Environment Group GEMA, School of Engineering, Universidad de La Sabana, Campus del Puente del Común, Km. 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá, Chía 140013, Colombia.
Centre for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
Polymers (Basel). 2024 Dec 18;16(24):3518. doi: 10.3390/polym16243518.
Fresh-cutting fruits is a common practice in markets and households, but their short shelf life is a challenge. Active packaging is a prominent strategy for extending food shelf life. A systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines to explore the performance and materials used in biodegradable active packaging for fresh-cut fruits. Sixteen studies were included from a search performed in July 2024 on Scopus and Web of Science databases. Only research articles in English on biodegradable active films tested on cut fruits were selected. Polysaccharides were the most employed polymer in film matrices (87.5%). Antioxidant and anti-browning activities were the active film properties that were most developed (62.5%), while plant extracts and essential oils were the most employed active agents (56.3%), and fresh-cut apples were the most commonly tested fruit (56.3%). Appropriate antioxidant, antibacterial, and barrier properties for fresh-cut fruit packaging were determined. Furthermore, there is a wide range of experimental designs to evaluate shelf-life improvements. In each case, shelf life was successfully extended. The findings show that different storage conditions, fruits, and material configurations can lead to different shelf-life extension performances. Thus, biodegradable active packaging for fresh-cut fruits has a strong potential for growth in innovative, sustainable, and functional ways.
鲜切水果在市场和家庭中很常见，但它们较短的货架期是一个挑战。活性包装是延长食品货架期的一项突出策略。按照PRISMA指南进行了一项系统综述，以探索用于鲜切水果的可生物降解活性包装的性能和使用的材料。从2024年7月在Scopus和Web of Science数据库中进行的搜索中纳入了16项研究。仅选择了关于在切好的水果上测试的可生物降解活性薄膜的英文研究文章。多糖是薄膜基质中使用最多的聚合物（87.5%）。抗氧化和抗褐变活性是最常开发的活性薄膜特性（62.5%），而植物提取物和精油是使用最多的活性剂（56.3%），鲜切苹果是最常测试的水果（56.3%）。确定了适用于鲜切水果包装的抗氧化、抗菌和阻隔性能。此外，有多种实验设计来评估货架期的改善情况。在每种情况下，货架期都成功延长。研究结果表明，不同的储存条件、水果和材料配置会导致不同的货架期延长性能。因此，用于鲜切水果的可生物降解活性包装在创新、可持续和功能性方面具有强大的增长潜力。
