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Nutritive and Bioactive Properties of Araçá (Psidium cattleianum Sabine)
Gwozdz, Eloir Pereira; Vendrúsculo, Marília Jordana Dequi; Menosso, Luiz Henrique; Tasca, Heloísa Chaves; Machado, Yasmim MiryanConsumers are increasingly looking for foods that have compounds that are beneficial to health, also called bioactive or photochemical, which are substances derived from the secondary metabolism of vegetables. Brazil has one of the greatest biodiversity in the world, with unexplored sources of native fruits with high levels of bioactive compounds. Among these fruits, the araçá (Psidium cattleianum Sabine) stand...
Active edible films for application in meat products
Hamann, Daniele; Puton, Bruna Maria Saorin; Colet, Rosicler; Steffens, Juliana; Ceni, Giovana Cristina; Cansian, Rogério Luis; Backes, Geciane ToniazzoThe packaging protects food from actions of external agents, from alterations and contaminations, in addition to adulteration. Edible films are structures produced from biopolymers, which can replace non-biodegradable packaging. These films have been formulated with naturally polymers of polysaccharides, lipids and proteins, isolated or combined with each other. Edible films produced with polysaccharides and pr...