Developing Active Bio-Nanocomposite Film Based on Sweet Potato Starch. New Material for Emerging Biodegradable Food packaging and its effect on the Shelf-Life of fresh produce

      Аннотация: A combination of sweet potato starch (SPS), MMT nanoclay, and thyme essential oil (TEO) was used to develop an active biodegradable nanocomposite film for food packaging. this study demonstrated the effectiveness of SPS/clay films containing TEO in controlling the growth of Escherichia coli and Salmonella Typhimurium and improving the microbiological quality of fresh produce (baby spinach leaves as an example), during refrigerated storage. Furthermore, the results improved the possibility of fabrication a nanocomposite film using sweet potato starch which can be used for food packaging industry which finding a way to minimize using the synthetic petroleum-based packaging and at the same time extending the shelf life of fresh produce.

Ключевые слова: Antimicrobial Films, Escherichia coli, sweet potato starch, SalmonellaTyphimurium, baby spinach leaves