Eco-friendly, chitosan-based food packaging material doubles shelf life of food products
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 09:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have successfully developed an environmentally-friendly food packaging material that is free from chemical additives, by fortifying natural chitosan-based composite film with grapefruit seed extract (GFSE). This novel food packaging material can slow down fungal growth, doubling the shelf life of perishable food, such as bread.