Review of Smart Edible Films and Coatings for Perishable Foods and Future of Smart Packaging

Abstract

The focus of this review article is smart edible films and coatings and also to elaborates the future of smart packaging for perishable foods. The galaxy of smart packaging is expanding in research and concepts at a quick pace. A number of proposals and preliminary solutions to food preservative issues were produced using recently developed technologies and advanced methods, such as molecular biology and nanotechnology. The study highlights several novel sustainable packaging solutions that must take into account the need to minimize environmental effects, reduce losses, and ensure food safety and quality. Food packaging contributes to waste production in addition to being essential for maintaining food during transportation and storage from farm to table. By lowering the need for chemicals and preservatives, current food packaging systems strive to prolong the shelf life of perishable foods while simultaneously preventing quality deterioration. A number of techniques and strategies, such as oxygen scavenging and antimicrobial technologies, are linked to the creation of modified films.