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Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1Innovative Active and Intelligent Packaging Film Based on Pectin/Gelatin Biocomposites With Zein Nanoparticles and Anthocyanin: Quality Monitoring in Mandarin and Cucumber(Elsevier, 2025) Takma, Dilara Konuk; Bozkurt, Semra; Koc, Mehmet; Korel, Figen; Nadeem, Hilal SahinWith increasing demand for active and intelligent packaging to extend the shelf life of fresh produce and monitor its freshness, this study focused on developing a nanocomposite film. The film incorporates anthocyanin and bioactive chestnut shell extract-loaded zein nanoparticles, and its applications as coatings and packaging material for mandarin and cucumber fruits were investigated. Extracts derived from waste materials including chestnut shell, cedar tree bark and sweetgum (styrax liquidus) shell, chestnut shell extract-loaded active and intelligent nanocomposite films exhibited excellent properties, including low water vapor permeability (0.325 +/- 0.055 g.mm/m(2).h.kPa), high total phenolic content (77.20 +/- 5.64 mg GAE/g dry matter), and strong antioxidant capacity (220.04 +/- 2.70 mg Trolox equivalent /100 g dry weight). The film demonstrated sufficient tensile strength (29.35 +/- 3.40 MPa) and elongation at break (100.86 +/- 2.25 %) for its conversion into a practical packaging material. To evaluate its effectiveness, coating and packaging applications were carried out on mandarin and cucumber fruits, serving as non-climacteric model fresh produce. Coating and packaging significantly (p < 0.05) inhibited the growth of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria and yeast and mold in mandarins, though the effect on yeast and mold in cucumbers was limited. At the end of storage, packaged mandarin and cucumber fruits exhibited the highest total phenolic content, measuring 423.77 +/- 17.68 and 96.47 +/- 10.52 mg GAE/100 g dry matter, respectively. Coated fruits demonstrated significantly (p < 0.05) higher total phenolic content (382.57 +/- 18.32 mg GAE/100 g dry matter for mandarin and 91.52 +/- 7.63 mg GAE/100 g dry matter for cucumber) compared to control samples (281.22 +/- 10.49 mg GAE/100 g dry matter for mandarin and 69.56 +/- 8.99 mg GAE/100 g dry matter for cucumber). Color and textural properties of mandarin fruit were effectively maintained through coating and packaging. However, cucumber fruits, due to their high respiration rate and thin peel structure, did not show the same extent of improvements. The anthocyanin indicator in intelligent packaging exhibited more visible and effective color changes in cucumbers compared to mandarin fruits.Article Citation - WoS: 21Citation - Scopus: 22Characterization and Encapsulation Efficiency of Zein Nanoparticles Loaded With Chestnut Fruit Shell, Cedar and Sweetgum Bark Extracts(Elsevier, 2023) Konuk Takma, Dilara; Bozkurt, Semra; Koç, Mehmet; Korel, Figen; Şahin Nadeem, HilalZein nanoparticles (ZNPs) loaded with bioactive extracts of chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) shell, cedar (Cedrus libani) and sweetgum (Liquidambar orientalis) bark wastes were produced using different methods. Nanoprecipitation, high-speed homogenization and ultrasonic homogenization allowed the fabrication of ZNPs with particle sizes smaller than 202.40 nm, 430.25 nm and 325.50 nm, respectively. The smallest nanoparticle size was achieved at 132.81 nm for sweetgum bark extract-loaded ZNPs obtained by the nanoprecipitation method. Encapsulation efficiency (EE) was between 34.03 and 96.83% for all zein nanoparticles fabricated under different mixtures and process conditions. Zein concentration and extract ratio played an essential role in the EE of nanoparticles. The best conditions were determined to obtain the desired properties of ZNPs based on particle size, polydispersity index and EE by using a central composite rotatable design. The nanoprecipitation method was more appropriate for producing chestnut and cedar shell/bark extract-loaded nanoparticles. In contrast, the high-speed homogenization method was suitable for producing sweetgum bark extract-loaded nanoparticles. As a result of the encapsulation of various shell/bark extracts within zein nanoparticles, value-added products were generated from wastes having bioactive compounds. The developed zein nanoparticles for each extract type would offer eco-friendly, simple and safe food processing and packaging systems. © 2023
