Opuntia ficus-indica Mucilage and Edible Chitosan Biofilms Including Brassica olearacea Extract for Extending the Shell-life of Capsicum annuum var Serrano
Luis G. Torres, Cristian Gumecindo, Esther Bautista & Yolanda Gómez-y-Gómez · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2018
Aims: This work describes the manufacture of biofilms using a mixture of Opuntia ficus-indica (nopal) mucilage, chitosan and active ingredients extracted from plants. In this case, ethanolic extractions of white cabbage (Brassica olearacea) were performed, since it has been demon...