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. 2021 Oct 22;26(21):6387. doi: 10.3390/molecules26216387

Table 3.

Main food applications of CEO.

Food Category Food Application Form Dose Results Reference
Baked foods Cake, bread, green bean cake, and Buddha’s hand citron cake * Storage 1% Extended shelf life up to 2–12 days [58]
Bread * Storage 250 mg/g Extended shelf life up to 15 days [66]
Refrigerated steamed buns * Coating 0–1.2% Extended shelf life up to 10 days, but volatile components evaporate during the re-steaming process [65]
Dairy products Fresh soft cheese * Fortification 0.01% Extended shelf life up to 3 weeks [65]
Meat, poultry, and seafood products Fresh rainbow trout *,+ Coating Extended shelf life up to 5–12 days [67]
Chicken breast meat * Coating Extended shelf life up to 12 days [60]
Beef sucuk *,+ Coating 1.50% Extended shelf life up to 45 days [68]
Beef cutlets *,+ Coating 2 mg/g Extended shelf life up to 12 days [61]
Sea bream *,+ Storage 10–15 mg/kg Extended shelf life up to 15 days [69]
Bluefin tuna *,+ Coating 0.5 mL Extended shelf life up to 14 days [70]
Ground beef *,+ Fortification 10% Extended shelf life up to 7 days; at refrigeration and chilling temperatures 60 days
Can produce unpleasant flavors
[63]
Gelatin–chitosan film, Cod fillets * Coating 15% Extended shelf life up to 12 days; improved mechanical, structural, and barrier properties [71]
Raw grass carp fillets + Coating 0.1–1.0% Reduced content of off-odor volatiles for 12 days [72]
White shrimp *,+ Coating 0.25–0.5% Extended shelf life up to 15 days and inhibited melanosis [73]
Salmon burgers *,+ Fortification 0.005–0.01% Extended shelf life up to 14 days and inhibited melanosis [74]
Chicken patties *,+ Coating 0.50% Extended shelf life up to 35 days and inhibited melanosis [75]
Chicken breast *,+ Storage 0.2–0.5% Extended shelf life up to 15 days and inhibited melanosis [76]
Packaging material Mechanically deboned chicken meat protein film *,+ Fortification 1% Improved antioxidant and antimicrobial properties [77]
Poly (lactic acid) biocomposite food packaging film * Fortification 3% Improved antimicrobial properties [78]
Polylactide/poly(ε-caprolactone)/zinc oxide/CEO and scrambled eggs * Fortification 25% Extended shelf life up to 21 days, improved mechanical, structural, and barrier properties [79]
Chitosan–gum Arabic film * Fortification 5% [80]
Citrus pectin film *,+ Fortification 0.5–1.5% Improved barrier, mechanical, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties of pectin film [81]
Chicken eggs * Storage 10–80 µg/g Extended shelf life up to 30 days, less weight reduction [82]
Processed food Ketchup * Fortification 500 ppm [64]
Sausages * Fortification 2000 mg/L Prolonged shelf life for 14 days [62]
Vegetables Mango (cv. Banganapalli and cv. Totapuri) *,+ Storage 106 μL Extended shelf life up to 20–21 days [83]
Persimmon * Storage 1.56% Inhibited mold growth on persimmon fruits for 28 days [84]
Pak choi * Storage 0.02% Extended shelf life up to 17 days [85]
Avocado * Coating 0.20% Extended shelf life up to 7 days [86]

Bioactivity: * antimicrobial; + antioxidant.