Jiacheng Lei , Weixia Li , Yonggang Zhao , Pengyue Zhang , Yaping Gan
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Abstract
A highly sensitive and reusable smart film was developed for real-time detection of volatile amines to monitor meat freshness. The film was fabricated by embedding defect-engineered UiO-66 and Lycium ruthenicum Murray anthocyanins (LRA) into a polyvinyl alcohol and starch matrix, forming the composite film PS/LRA/UiO-66. This film exhibited distinct color changes from rose-red to purple-gray to yellow-green across a wide pH range (2–12). It responded rapidly to ammonia, with a visible color change occurring within 1 min. The incorporation of UiO-66 significantly improved color stability, maintaining an unnoticeable ΔE (<4) for up to 30 days. Furthermore, it enabled the film to be reused at least three times, addressing the common irreversibility problem in conventional anthocyanin-based systems. Testing with meat samples showed a linear relationship between the film’s color change and total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) levels during spoilage, confirming its effectiveness as a freshness indicator. In addition, the film functioned as an active packaging material that effectively slowed the spoilage process. These results demonstrate the film’s potential for intelligent food packaging and real-time freshness monitoring under ambient conditions.
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The Journal of Food Composition and Analysis publishes manuscripts on scientific aspects of data on the chemical composition of human foods, with particular emphasis on actual data on composition of foods; analytical methods; studies on the manipulation, storage, distribution and use of food composition data; and studies on the statistics, use and distribution of such data and data systems. The Journal''s basis is nutrient composition, with increasing emphasis on bioactive non-nutrient and anti-nutrient components. Papers must provide sufficient description of the food samples, analytical methods, quality control procedures and statistical treatments of the data to permit the end users of the food composition data to evaluate the appropriateness of such data in their projects.
The Journal does not publish papers on: microbiological compounds; sensory quality; aromatics/volatiles in food and wine; essential oils; organoleptic characteristics of food; physical properties; or clinical papers and pharmacology-related papers.