Biodegradable Levan/Chitosan Composite Films: Development and Application in Beef Filet Packaging
Journal: Foods
Year: 2025

This study developed biodegradable levan-chitosan composite films for beef filet packaging, optimizing their functional properties and assessing their efficacy in food preservation. Films were prepared via solution casting using varying levan-chitosan ratios (100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75, 0:100) with glycerol (30%) as a plasticizer. The L25:C75 formulation exhibited superior mechanical properties (tensile strength: 15.43 ± 0.04 MPa; elongation at break: 35.37 ± 1.12%) and high-water solubility (46