Chitosan as an alternative for food packaging

19 January 2015

A research group of the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country in Spain has used chitosan, a material made from crustacean shells, to substitute petroleum by-products.
The researchers have shown in their work that chitosan films are effective in preserving some of the properties of carrots as well as in preserving them longer.
Chitosan has antimicrobial properties, so it is highly suited to the food industry, as it reduces the microbial load -in this case- of carrots. That is why their properties have been preserved better. An article about the research is published in Postharvest Biology and Technology (News Item University of the Basque Country, 2 January 2015).
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