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Seed Gums: Sources, Applications, and Recent Trends in Edible Films

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Natural gums are essentially polysaccharides which can be extracted from their source and used for various functions in food. They tend to attract water molecules and form gels; thus, they increase the viscosity of the solution, act as thickeners, emulsifiers, encapsulate flavors, colors, vitamins, and antioxidants, and have wide pharmaceutical applications. A relatively recent development is their use in the formulation of edible films for packaging and coating fresh foods like fruits and vegetables. In the present scenario of global burden of plastics, the need of the hour is to produce safe, biodegradable food packaging; this demand is met by gums. Seed gums are basically galactomannans that are obtained from seed endosperm. Guar gum and locust beans are well-known sources; however, a large variety of seed gums are fast emerging. Many of these are used for edible film production and studies have been done on their effect on shelf life, quality retention, and sensory properties of fresh fruits and vegetables and other foods. Inclusion of plasticizers like glycerol, essential oils, and antimicrobial compounds in the films made from seed gums has shown an encouraging effect on the shelf life of fresh food commodities. With a lot of research going on in this area, seed gums are surely going to lead the quest for an environmentally safe, toxin-free food packaging.

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Dholakia, P., Sabharwal, P.K., Vandana (2022). Seed Gums: Sources, Applications, and Recent Trends in Edible Films. In: Poonia, A., Dhewa, T. (eds) Edible Food Packaging . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2383-7_14

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