Evaluation of the physical and biological properties of chitosan film combined with Chúc (Citrus hystrix DC.) peel essential oil

Abstract

Nowadays, consumers are setting higher standards for food safety and environmental sustainability. As a result, there is an emerging trend in research focusing on food preservation using natural ingredients such as chitosan (CS) and essential oils (EOs) (Rout et al., 2022).CS, a natural polysaccharide, is derived from the deacetylation of chitin, a process that substitutes the acetyl