ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
BITC	Benzyl isothiocyanates
CA	Citric acid
CFU	Colony-forming Units
CR	Microbial count reduction
CS	Chitosan
CS/CMC/ZnO	Chitosan/carboxymethylcellulose/zinc oxide bionanocomposites
CMC	Carboxymethylcellulose
COS	Chitooligosaccharide
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
EDTA	Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid
EEP	Propolis ethanol extract
EO	Essential oil
FDA	Food and Drug Administration
GC-MS	Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
GRAS	Generally recognized as safe
IZ	Inhibitory zone
LA	Lactic acid
LAB	Lactic acid bacteria
LDPE	Low-density polyethylene
LO	Lemongrass oil
MAP	Modified-atmosphere packaging
MBC	Minimum bactericidal concentration
MFC	Minimum fungicide concentration
MIC	Minimum inhibitory concentration
MO	Microorganism
NaCl	Sodium chloride
PPE	Pomegranate peel extract
PS	Potassium sorbate
PUF	Protein ultrafine fiber
PVA	Polyvinyl acetate
RIZ	Inhibitory zone relative to control
SA	Sodium alginate
SB	Sodium benzoate
SDA	Sodium diacetate
TBC	Total bacterial count
TMC	Total mesophilic bacteria
USFDA	The United States Food and Drug Administration
WHO	World Health Organization
WPI	Whey protein isolate
ZnO	Zinc oxide nanoparticles