Effect of PLA Active Packaging Containing Monoterpene-Cyclodextrin Complexes on Berries Preservation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Packaging Preparation and Characteristics
2.3. Design and Application of Storage Tests
- PLA/β-CD—thymol, 2.5% containing blackberries and raspberries
- PLA/β-CD—thymol, 5.0% containing blackberries and raspberries
- PLA/β-CD—carvacrol 2.5% containing blackberries and raspberries
- PLA/β-CD—carvacrol 5.0% containing blackberries and raspberries
- PLA/C (packaging control) containing blackberries and raspberries
- Commercial clamshell (control) containing blackberries and raspberries
2.4. Physicochemical Analyses
2.4.1. Weight Loss
2.4.2. Color
2.4.3. Soluble Solids Content
2.4.4. Total Phenolic Content
2.5. Study on the Sustained Release of Carvacrol and Thymol
2.6. Microbial Analysis
2.7. Sensory Atributes Analysis
2.8. Statistical Data Treatment
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Weight Loss
3.2. Color
3.3. Soluble Solids and Total Phenolic Content
3.4. Headspace Analysis
3.5. Microbiological Quality
3.6. Sensory Atributes
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Day | Packaging | L* | a* | b* |
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0 | - | 17.91 ± 0.48 a | 0.82 ± 0.13 a | −0.93 ± 0.11 a |
7 | Clamshell | 15.65 ± 0.42 bc | 1.35 ± 0.59 b | −0.91 ± 0.08 a |
PLA/C | 15.98 ± 0.27 bc | 3.35 ± 0.59 b | −0.48 ± 0.23 b | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 2.5% | 15.28 ± 0.99 bc | 1.67 ± 0.29 a | −1.01 ± 0.03 a | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 5.0% | 18.23 ± 0.16 a | 1.13 ± 0.11 ab | −0.95 ± 0.07 a | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 2.5% | 18.23 ± 0.27 a | 1.32 ± 0.36 ab | −0.91 ± 0.08 a | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 5.0% | 17.01 ± 1.07 ab | 0.92 ± 0.22 a | −1.08 ± 0.30 a | |
14 | Clamshell | 13.02 ± 0.76 c | 1.05 ± 0.10 ab | −0.55 ± 024 b |
PLA/C | 14.02 ± 0.76 c | 2.05 ± 0.3 b | −0.57 ± 0.20 b | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 2.5% | 17.26 ± 0.87 ab | 0.68 ± 0.16 a | −1.11 ± 0.04 a | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 5.0% | 16.12 ± 0.30 bc | 1.09 ± 0.10 ab | −1.02 ± 0.03 a | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 2.5% | 15.20 ± 0.37 c | 1.75 ± 0.74 ab | −0.55 ± 0.04 b | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 5.0% | 15.99 ± 0.21 bc | 0.74 ± 0.03 a | −1.06 ± 0.08 a | |
21 | Clamshell | 12.92 ± 0.36 c | 0.66 ± 0.18 a | −0.55 ± 024 b |
PLA/C | 13.65 ± 0.42 bc | 2.05 ± 0.63 b | −0.57 ± 0.20 b | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 2.5% | 17.10 ± 0.77 ab | 0.63 ± 0.21 a | −1.15 ± 0.10 a | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 5.0% | 16.10 ± 0.29 bc | 1.12 ± 0.15 ab | −1.11 ± 0.15 a | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 2.5% | 14.90 ± 0.80 c | 1.72 ± 0.74 ab | −0.73 ± 0.34 ab | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 5.0% | 15.95 ± 0.27 bc | 0.68 ± 0.08 a | −1.10 ± 0.08 a |
Day | Packaging | L* | a* | b* |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | - | 28.26 ± 0.68 a | 26.49 ± 1.17 a | 10.85 ± 1.09 a |
7 | Clamshell | 25.29 ± 0.90 c | 24.65 ± 0.34 a | 8.01 ± 0.24 b |
PLA/C | 27.46 ± 1.34 ab | 28.10 ± 1.23 ab | 8.05 ± 0.09 b | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 2.5% | 27.80 ± 1.26 ab | 31.57 ± 2.18 b | 8.52 ± 0.37 b | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 5.0% | 27.39 ± 0.90 c | 25.78 ± 0.33 ab | 8.93 ± 0.59 b | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 2.5% | 28.48 ± 0.09 a | 25.44 ± 0.52 ab | 8.77 ± 0.24 b | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 5.0% | 28.35 ± 0.65 ab | 25.26 ± 1.99 ab | 8.76 ± 0.56 b | |
14 | Clamshell | 24.08 ± 0.17 b | 21.20 ± 1.32 b | 6.77 ± 0.39 b |
PLA/C | 25.73 ± 0.52 c | 23.01 ± 0.23 ab | 6.87 ± 0.45 b | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 2.5% | 27.17 ± 0.16 ab | 24.29 ± 0.34 a | 7.21 ± 0.87 b | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 5.0% | 26.92 ± 0.23 b | 24.51 ± 0.74 a | 8.13 ± 0.51 b | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 2.5% | 26.33 ± 0.59 ab | 22.45 ± 1.49 a | 7.90 ± 0.80 b | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 5.0% | 26.53 ± 0.21 bc | 21.83 ± 2.28 b | 7.54 ± 0.15 b | |
21 | Clamshell | 23.96 ± 0.54 b | 16.57 ± 0.50 c | 6.11 ± 0.28 b |
PLA/C | 25.57 ± 0.59 b | 22.08 ± 2.80 a | 6.35 ± 0.45 b | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 2.5% | 26.29 ± 0.34 b | 22.16 ± 1.71 b | 7.09 ± 0.47 b | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 5.0% | 26.78 ± 0.33 a | 22.98 ± 1.08 ab | 8.03 ± 0.39 b | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 2.5% | 25.08 ± 0.17 b | 21.91 ± 0.61 b | 7.81 ± 0.59 b | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 5.0% | 25.23 ± 1.26 b | 21.71 ± 0.60 c | 7.50 ± 1.25 b |
Blackberries | Raspberries | ||||
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Day | Packaging | °Brix | mg GAE/100 g | °Brix | mg GAE/100 g |
0 | - | 8.93 ± 0.12 a | 101.01 ± 6.66 a | 11.80 ± 0.26 a | 119.10 ± 3.09 a |
7 | Clamshell | 8.67 ± 0.06 ac | 62.58 ± 0.51 d | 9.70 ± 0.20 cd | 80.41 ± 0.43 cd |
PLA/C | 8.33 ± 0.23 cd | 61.80 ± 1.37 b | 9.17 ± 0.06 d | 76.55 ± 7.26 d | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 2.5% | 9.67 ± 0.21 b | 71.98 ± 13.49 c | 9.23 ± 0.35 d | 86.08 ± 19.78 bcd | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 5.0% | 9.20 ± 0.35 ab | 81.91 ± 22.41 ab | 9.13 ± 0.15 d | 79.10 ± 10.77 abc | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 2.5% | 9.00 ± 0.17 a | 80.03 ± 7.79 c | 10.33 ± 0.45 bc | 110.5 ± 2.51 ab | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 5.0% | 8.07 ± 0.15 d | 88.35 ± 1.25 bc | 10.50 ± 0.10 b | 100.88 ± 24.88 a | |
14 | Clamshell | 10.97 ± 0.21 d | 60.45 ± 0.56 d | 9.80 ± 0.10 cd | 80.43 ± 1.26 b |
PLA/C | 8.10 ± 0.10 b | 80.55 ± 5.48 bc | 8.53 ± 0.21 c | 83.40 ± 4.32 b | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 2.5% | 11.01 ± 0.17 d | 92.40 ± 15.71 a | 10.27 ± 0.47 bc | 69.82 ± 10.54 ab | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 5.0% | 10.50 ± 0.10 ab | 92.28 ± 6.34 ab | 10.90 ± 0.26 ab | 82.52 ± 16.46 b | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 2.5% | 10.93 ± 0.25 d | 72.83 ± 4.66 cd | 9.10 ± 0.69 de | 106.09 ± 4.79 ab | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 5.0% | 9.73 ± 0.38 c | 81.70 ± 10.64 bc | 10.63 ± 0.31 bc | 103.38 ± 8.54 ab | |
21 | Clamshell | 9.57 ± 0.45 a | 58.07 ± 0.76 c | 9.17 ± 0.57 c | 79.30 ± 0.53 b |
PLA/C | 8.83 ± 0.15 a | 68.59 ± 1.00 bc | 9.80 ± 0.44 bc | 83.90 ± 13.34 b | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 2.5% | 8.43 ± 1.08 a | 57.57 ± 7.07 c | 9.97 ± 0.15 bc | 100.92 ± 11.86 ab | |
PLA/β-CD-thymol, 5.0% | 8.83 ± 0.06 a | 68.29 ± 2.98 bc | 10.07 ± 0.06 bc | 102.84 ± 15.37 ab | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 2.5% | 8.23 ± 0.21 a | 70.27 ± 7.91 bc | 10.03 ± 0.12 bc | 84.86 ± 11.46 ab | |
PLA/β-CD-carvacrol, 5.0% | 8.30 ± 0.40 a | 83.09 ± 3.40 b | 10.53 ± 0.57 b | 116.47 ± 2.58 a |
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Velázquez-Contreras, F.; García-Caldera, N.; Padilla de la Rosa, J.D.; Martínez-Romero, D.; Núñez-Delicado, E.; Gabaldón, J.A. Effect of PLA Active Packaging Containing Monoterpene-Cyclodextrin Complexes on Berries Preservation. Polymers 2021, 13, 1399. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13091399
Velázquez-Contreras F, García-Caldera N, Padilla de la Rosa JD, Martínez-Romero D, Núñez-Delicado E, Gabaldón JA. Effect of PLA Active Packaging Containing Monoterpene-Cyclodextrin Complexes on Berries Preservation. Polymers. 2021; 13(9):1399. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13091399
Chicago/Turabian StyleVelázquez-Contreras, Friné, Nelsy García-Caldera, José Daniel Padilla de la Rosa, Domingo Martínez-Romero, Estrella Núñez-Delicado, and José Antonio Gabaldón. 2021. "Effect of PLA Active Packaging Containing Monoterpene-Cyclodextrin Complexes on Berries Preservation" Polymers 13, no. 9: 1399. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13091399