Czech J. Food Sci., 2024, 42(2):77-84 | DOI: 10.17221/200/2023-CJFS

Applications of polycaprolactone in the food industry: A reviewReview

Julio Enrique Oney-Montalvo ORCID...1, Dany Alejandro Dzib-Cauich ORCID...1, Emmanuel de Jesús Ramírez-Rivera ORCID...2, Adan Cabal-Prieto ORCID...3, Luis Alfonso Can-Herrera ORCID...1
1 Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Calkiní, Campeche, Mexico
2 Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Zongolica, Veracruz, Mexico
3 Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Huatusco, Veracruz, Mexico

The food industry is always looking for ways to innovate in elaborating and packaging food products to ensure the consumer receives the highest quality. The new proposals include the use of polycaprolactone (PCL), a commonly used biopolymer that is soluble in many organic solvents. The PCL features can be modified by forming blends with other polymers and bioactive molecules to expand their applications in the food industry. For instance, there have been developments in packages and active substances that incorporate microcapsules based on PCL. This review explores the applications of PCL in the food industry, encompassing its role as a biodegradable active package and as an encapsulating agent. The review underscores the potential of this polymer in the context of the food industry.

Keywords: active package; agroindustry; biopolymer; microcapsule

Received: November 27, 2023; Revised: March 4, 2024; Accepted: March 18, 2024; Prepublished online: April 9, 2024; Published: April 25, 2024  Show citation

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Oney-Montalvo JE, Dzib-Cauich DA, Ramírez-Rivera EDJ, Cabal-Prieto A, Can-Herrera LA. Applications of polycaprolactone in the food industry: A review. Czech J. Food Sci. 2024;42(2):77-84. doi: 10.17221/200/2023-CJFS.
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