• Saumya Chaturvedi
• Ananya Bhardwaj
• Rakhi Thakur

Edible Films and Coatings are the upcoming future of food processing. They offer a vast promise and scope in minimal processing and other technologies used for meat, poultry, confectionery fruits and vegetables to name a few. They have found wide ranging applications in flavour encapsulation and supplementation too. The present review focuses on the Structure and functions of Edible Films, Possible components of edible coatings, Importance of Edible films and Coatings and endeavours to study the Effect of edible coatings and their lack thereof on foods, Applications and preparation of edible films, Delivery of Food Additives, Antimicrobials, active ingredients using edible films and coatings and the very important application of Edible coatings and films for Flavour Encapsulation.

Edible coatings, edible films, encapsulation, Flavour,Food Additives

"Edible films and coatings- A review of current scenario in the food industry", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 7, page no.100-107, July-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2007012.pdf

"Edible films and coatings- A review of current scenario in the food industry", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 7, page no. pp100-107, July-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2007012.pdf