Functional Characterisation of Rosemary‐Enhanced Alginate Films for Strawberry Preservation

Laura Mitrea, Bernadette-Emöke Teleky, Silvia-Amalia Nemeş, Mihaela-Ştefana Păşcuţă, Adrian-Gheorghe Martău, Lavinia-Florina Călinoiu, Alina-Lăcrămioara Nistor, Carmen-Rodica Pop, Ancuţa-Mihaela Rotar, Francisc-Vasile Dulf, Bianca-Eugenia Ştefănescu, Magdalini Krokida, Dan-Cristian Vodnar · 2026

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Laura Mitrea and co-authors coat strawberries in rosemary films in a 2026 paper. The base film comes from seaweed starch and is safe to eat. Rosemary waste from oil making adds germ fighting power to the film.

Films with the extract grew thicker and denser, and held less water. Light block rose, while vapor pass rose a touch. On fresh berries kept cold for two weeks, coated fruit held far fewer germs. Mold and yeast counts fell in coated fruit as well. Plant waste thus turns into a wrap that keeps soft fruit fresh longer.

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CREATORLaura Mitrea, Bernadette-Emöke Teleky, Silvia-Amalia Nemeş, Mihaela-Ştefana Păşcuţă, Adrian-Gheorghe Martău, Lavinia-Florina Călinoiu, Alina-Lăcrămioara Nistor, Carmen-Rodica Pop, Ancuţa-Mihaela Rotar, Francisc-Vasile Dulf, Bianca-Eugenia Ştefănescu, Magdalini Krokida, Dan-Cristian Vodnar
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE52 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13191819

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