“…Edible coatings are regarded as excellent delivery systems containing several active agents, including spices, antioxidants and antimicrobials (Zhang, Li, & Kang, 2019). It forms a lm on the product surface and thus plays a role in slowing protein oxidation, suppressing microorganism growth and reproduction, and preventing changes in protein structure of various foods, such as shes (Li et al, 2022), meat (Ruan et al, 2019), fruits (Ranjith et al, 2022), vegetables (Rather, Makroo, Showkat, Majid, & Dar, 2022) and egg products (Liu et al, 2022). Chitosan (CS) is derived from the partial removal of the acetyl groups of the natural polysaccharide chitin and has been reported to exhibit excellent antibacterial and antioxidant capacities against hydroxyl radicals and pathogens in several studies (Ebadi, Khodanazary, Hosseini, & Zanguee, 2019;Luo et al, 2023).…”