National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of chitosan (CS) nanocomposite films incorporated with quercetin (3 wt. %) as crosslinking agent on quality and shelf life of paneer stored at 4 ± 1°C. The microbiological, physicochemical (pH, Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances values, Tyrosine values) and sensory qualities were measured on all the samples. Packaging with CS-quercetin nanocomposite film retarded the increase in TBARS values, Tyrosine values and Total plate count. A microbiological shelf-life extension of average of 8 days for paneer was achieved for CS-quercetin group when compared to the control group. CS-quercetin nanocomposite composite film maintained acceptable sensory quality of paneer throughout the storage period. The results indicated that CS-quercetin nanocomposite composite film could be used as a packaging film for extending the shelf life of Paneer.
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