Physicochemical, total phenolic content, antioxidant and biodegradability study of overripe papaya flesh-chitosan biodegradable film

Abstract

Chitosan biofilm is popularly used as it offers a promising solution for reducing the environmental impact of conventional plastic packaging. Chitosan, despite its poor mechanical properties such as brittleness and lack of flexibility, can be enhanced for food packaging by blending it with agro waste. The objective of this study are to investigate the antioxidant activity of chitosan-papaya puree film and to determine the optical, physical, microstructural and chemical properties of film overripe papaya flesh-chitosan film.