Ucuúba Fat (Virola surinamensis) and Cellulose Nanocrystals Functionalizing Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Starch Films.

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dc.contributorFEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS (UFSCAR); FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS (UFSCAR); MARCOS DAVID FERREIRA, CNPDIA.
dc.creatorRODRIGUES, G. C. P.
dc.creatorPROCOPIO, F. R.
dc.creatorHENRIQUE, J. F.
dc.creatorBREXÓ, R. P.
dc.creatorFERREIRA, M. D.
dc.date2026-06-10T21:20:01Z
dc.date2026-06-10T21:20:01Z
dc.date2026-06-10
dc.date2026
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:30:02Z
dc.descriptionFoodloss remainsamajorchallengealongtheproductionchain.Plant-basedediblecoatingshaveemergedasaneffective, sustainablestrategytoextendshelflife.Starch-basedcoatingshavedesirableopticalproperties,buttheirhighhydrophilicitylimits performance. IncorporatingnaturaladditivesfromAmazondiversity, suchaslipidsandcellulosenanotechnologyderivatives, canenhance their functionality. Themaingoalwas todevelopedible coatings fromBrazilian flora composedof cassava (Manihotesculenta)starch(CS)andUcuúba(Virolasurinamensis)(Ucu)fat,combinedwithcellulosenanocrystals(CNC).Eight formulationswerepreparedbycasting,varyingglycerol(25%and30%)andadditivecomposition(Ucu,CNC,andUcu+CNC). Theresultingfilmswerecharacterizedforphysical-chemical,optical,mechanical,andmicrostructuralproperties.Ucuúbafat increasedopacity, reducingglossandmechanicalstrength.CNC, incontrast,enhancedbrightnessandtensilestrength.Films withbothUcuandCNCshowedreducedwatercontactangle(WCA),suggestingincreasedwettability.TheyalsoimprovedUV Vislightblockingby60%comparedtocontrols.Microscopyrevealedthatcombinedfilmshadamorecontinuousandregular structurethanthosewithonlyUcuúbafat.TheseresultsdemonstratethatcombiningUcuandCNCcantailorthepropertiesof starch-basedcoatings.Thisapproachenablesthedevelopmentofsustainable,plant-derivedediblefilmstoprotectfreshfoods
dc.format12 p.
dc.identifierChemFoodChem, V. 2, e00042, 2026.
dc.identifierhttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1187460
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1002/cfch.202500042
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/463284
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectAve
dc.titleUcuúba Fat (Virola surinamensis) and Cellulose Nanocrystals Functionalizing Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Starch Films.
dc.typeArtigo de periódico

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