Eco-Friendly Food Packaging Material Created by NUS Researchers Doubles Shelf-Life of Food Products
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 10:00
in Mathematics & Economics
Researchers from the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Engineering have successfully developed an environmentally-friendly food packaging material that is free from chemical additives, by fortifying natural chitosan-based composite film with grapefruit seed extract. This novel food packaging material can slow down fungal growth, doubling the shelf-life of perishable food, such as bread.