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This review aims to explore chlorophyll's properties and applications in food packaging for freshness monitoring.

March 18, 2026Sustainable Food Technology1 citationsOpen Access

A review on chlorophyll-based active and intelligent packaging: chemistry, stability and applications in food freshness monitoring

HRHarshita Ranjan MJManisha Joshi SRSwarup Roy

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This review aims to explore chlorophyll's properties and applications in food packaging for freshness monitoring.
Reviewed existing literature on chlorophyll's chemistry and stability
Analyzed its active and intelligent packaging properties
Examined applications in food freshness monitoring
Chlorophyll exhibits antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, enhancing food safety
Its pH-sensitive nature enables real-time freshness monitoring
Sustainable packaging solutions can be developed using chlorophyll as a functional component

Abstract

Recently chlorophyll, a natural bioactive compound has gained attention as a functional component in sustainable food packaging because of its various health benefits such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, and pH-sensitive properties....

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