Utilization of edible film and coating material obtained from fruits and vegetables residue: A review

Worldwide, India stands among the leading producers of fruits. With the change in eating style and rising population, the horticulture industry has exponentially improved their production and processing quality to meet the demand. With the growing food production, the waste generated from these foods is one of the growing concerns. With the immensity of food loss is important not only because of socioeconomic imbalance leading to poverty and hunger in the world, but also their contribution towards climate change which adversely affect our planet. A large amount of waste is generated from fruits such as peel and pomace, which is filled with essential bioactive compounds such as carotenoids, enzyme, oils, polyphenols, vitamins. These horticulture waste can be utilized for producing edible film and can be considered a novel step towards sustainable development. Thus, the main aim of the review study is to obtain further insight in fruit peel and its application in Edible film technology. The matrix-forming polysaccharides and the nutritional compounds present in the composition of fruits makes it an ideal property for formation of edible film and coating material, along with high nutritional properties. This also brings us to a point where we can partially replace the non-renewable and conventional materials and instead make use of Agro-industry waste, due to its cost-effective and sustainable nature. The present study intends to summarize: (a) Increasing demand for edible biodegradable film as an alternative to non-biodegradable film. (b) Application of fruits and vegetable peel in film technology. (c) Waste utilization of fruit peel for futuristic sustainable development.