Non-iron oxygen scavengers in food packaging: mechanisms, applications, and the shift towards green alternatives
Prachi Jain, Bhushan P. Meshram, Suman Singh, Kirtiraj K. Gaikwad
Abstract
This review highlights antioxidant, enzyme, hydrocarbon, microbial, and plant-based oxygen scavengers as green alternatives to iron, advancing safer and more sustainable active food packaging.
Topics & Concepts
SAFERChemistryOxygenFood processingEnvironmental scienceNatural resource economicsFood securityNovel foodSustainabilityFood supplyFood systemsFood scienceActive oxygenPolymer Science and PVCRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesNanocomposite Films for Food Packaging