Cinnamon essential oil has great application value

Our newspaper has learned a few days ago that the Guangdong Forestry Science and Technology Innovation Project research group undertaken by the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Agricultural Biological Resource Conservation and Utilization of South China Agricultural University and Professor Wu Hong from the School of Life Sciences has made new progress in the functional evaluation and application of cinnamon essential oil.

Cinnamon is a characteristic forest resource with great economic value and development potential in Guangdong Province.

In this study, the composition and antioxidant activity of cinnamon bark essential oil with different growth ages were compared and analyzed, and the total flavonoids were extracted, separated and studied on antioxidant activity.

In view of the versatility of cinnamon essential oil, especially its good application prospects in the field of antibacterial and fresh-keeping, the research group carried out research on the construction and application of cinnamon essential oil-based functional antibacterial fresh-keeping film

It is understood that the application of cinnamon essential oil as an antibacterial and hydrophobic component in biomass-based (such as chitosan) degradable packaging films can effectively enhance the water resistance and antibacterial and fresh-keeping properties of the film

The introduction of Pickering emulsion, on the one hand, significantly improves the dispersion uniformity of cinnamon essential oil in the film matrix, and improves the release and stability of cinnamon essential oil; , which can significantly reduce the decreasing trend of membrane mechanical properties caused by the addition of cinnamon essential oil, thereby ensuring the mechanical stability of the membrane

(Hu Yang)

"China Food News" (December 20, 2021 Edition 06)

(Editor-in-charge: Yang Xiaojing)