Fresher Bread For Longer: Thanks, Science
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 13:22
in Mathematics & Economics
Essential oils have boomed in popularity as alternatives for synthetic cleaning products, anti-mosquito sprays and even medicines. Why not use them to preserve food in a way that will appeal to the natural medicine crowd? Essential oils have been used therapeutically for centuries, mostly for mood altering and also for preservation. Today, they are being studied by tobacco companies, the cosmetics industry and, of course, food chemists. A study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry reports the development of new edible films containing oils from clove and oregano that preserve bread longer than commercial additives. read more