ReviewPolymers2025
Edible Coatings for Ready-to-Eat Products: Critical Review of Recent Studies, Sustainable Packaging Perspectives, Challenges and Emerging Trends.
Review in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Development of Orange Peel-Derived Alginate-Pectin Edible Coatings with Chitosan and Clove Essential Oil for Postharvest Preservation of Cherry Tomatoes.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Edible coatings and films in meat preservation: Materials, functional mechanisms, and technological challenges.Veterinary world · 2026Review
- Food Safety in the Age of Climate Change: The Rising Risk of Pesticide Residues and the Role of Sustainable Adsorbent Technologies.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Article
- Integrated Biotechnological Strategies for the Sustainability and Quality of Mediterranean Sea Bass (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
If edible coatings are proven to control deterioration reactions by preventing chemical reactions, why aren't they more widely used in industry applications, especially in the ready-to-eat food sector? This sector is a growing and emerging market and is interesting to diverse consumer groups. The potential of edible coatings as an innovative approach for more eco-friendly packaging systems should be further investigated. This article reviews the state-of-the-art developments of edible coatings for chilled RTE (ready-to-eat) food products as an area of growing interest and innovation, with a focus on sustainability, functionality, and costs. It discusses challenges associated with the use of edible coatings as eco-friendly packaging system in RTE food sector, including compatibility with food products, processing, shelf-life, storage conditions, cost, and regulatory requirements, and emerging trends, including biodegradable and eco-friendly coatings, shelf-life extension, active and intelligent coatings, and customization and personalization opportunities. Overall, while edible coatings offer many potential benefits in the RTE food sector, there are several challenges that must be addressed to ensure their successful implementation. Research and development efforts are needed to optimize the performance and stability of coatings while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and addressing cost concerns. The potential of edible coatings as eco-friendly packaging system should be further studied to highlight the full potential of edible coatings.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.