Table 1.

Examples of potential natural antimicrobial agents and biopolymers for food packaging (Han 2005; Tang et al. 2012; Imran et al. 2010)

Classification	Antimicrobial agents and biopolymers
Plant volatiles and plant/spice extracts	Allyl-isothiocyanate, cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, linalool, terpienol, thymol, carvacrol, pinene, allicin.
	Grapefruit seed extract, grape seed extract, hop beta acid, Brassica erucic acid oil, rosemary oil, oregano oil, basil oil, other essential oils.
Polysaccharides and derivatives	Starch, chitosan, pullulan, natural gums
	Cellulose based paper, fatty acids, alginate, carrageenan, chitosan.
Proteins/enzymes/ bacteriocins	Corn-zein, soy-protein isolate, whey-protein isolates, wheat-gluten, peanut-protein, milk- proteins, collagen/gelatin
	Lysozyme, glucose-oxidase, lactopeoxidase
	Nisin, pediocin, subtilin, lacticin
Lipid based coatings	beeswax, carnauba wax, sugar cane wax, rice bran wax, bay berry wax
Chelating agents	EDTA