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Title:   Author  item
                                            Baldwin, Elizabeth

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                                            Hagenmaier, Robert

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                                            Bai, Jinhe
  Submitted to: Book Chapter
                                    Publication Type: Book / Chapter
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 1/12/2011
                                    Publication  Date: 8/24/2011
                                    Citation: Baldwin, E.A., Hagenmaier, R.D., Bai, J. 2011. Introduction. In: Baldwin, E.A., Hagenmaier, R., Bai, J., editors. Edible Coatings and Films to Improve Food Quality. 2nd edition. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p.1-12.Interpretive Summary:
                                Technical Abstract: This book gives a history of the development and uses of edible coatings, detailed chapters on coating caracteristics, determination of coating properties, methods for making coatings, and discription of coating film formers (polysaccharieds, lipids, resins, proteins). The book also disucsses coating additives, regulation of coating materials, application of coatings and use of coatings to incapsulate flavors, nutrients and drugs as well as how they are used on fresh produce, lighly processed produce and on processed foods.


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