Section I: Sources and origin of packaging edibles
1. Packaging edibles: an overview
2. Sources, origin and characterization of packaging edibles
3. Animal and plant based packaging edibles
4. Scope, functions and novelty of packaging edibles
5. Novel microbial sources of packaging edibles
Section II: Sustainable alternatives for packaging edibles sources & applications
Fruit and vegetable industry
6. Fruit and vegetable waste: a taste of future foods
7. Potato waste based packaging edibles: a new way of food preservation
8. Applications and utilization of fruits and vegetable peels & skins for packaging edibles
9. Fruit purees, extracts and juices of plant origin: sustainable source of packaging edibles
Dairy industry
10. Dairy by-products based packaging edibles, their properties and applications
Marine industry
11. Sea-weeds: new source of packaging edibles (biomaterial)
Oilseeds wastes and seed gums
12. By-products of oilseeds industry (defatted cake waste): biodegradable alternatives for plastics 13. Seed gums: sources, applications and recent trends in packaging edibles
Section III: Shelf-life, safety and improvement packaging edibles
14. Edible packaging and shelf- life extension of foods
15. Prevention of microbial attack of edible packaging during storage
16. Packaging edibles: Mechanical properties and testing methods
17. Methods of improvement of barrier and mechanical properties of edible packaging
18. Multifunctional edibles and their applications in food industry
Section IV: Packaging edibles and their regulatory aspects
19. Packaging edibles: new challenges and regulatory aspects
20. Limitations, inferior physical properties and storability of packaging edibles
21. Consumer acceptance and scaling up concepts to commercial applications of packaging edibles
Section V: Innovations in packaging edibles in other sectors
22. Edible packaging: sustainable solution, recent trends and future outlook 23. Edible packaging for liquid foods
24. Nano edibles: recent trends and innovations 25. Edible Packaging: a vehicle for functional bioactive compounds
26. Antimicrobial edible packaging Antioxidant edible packaging
About the Author: Amrita Poonia is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dairy Science and Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. She has published two laboratory manuals, more than 15 book chapters at National and International level. Dr. Poonia has conducted/ offered a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) under agMOOCs on Functional Foods: Concept, Technology and Health Benefits from (8 October, 2018 to 19 November, 2018) and awarded with the Certificate of Appreciation for offering a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) under agMOOCs, by Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Canada. She has published more than 50 publications in esteemed National and International Journals. She has successfully completed a project on "Identification of Food borne pathogen (Listeria monocytogenes) in Shrikhand Using PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)" at BHU & supervised 2 Ph.D scholars, 28 M.Sc students and 2 Ph. D scholars are perusing their research under her supervision.
Tejpal Dhewa is a faculty in the School of Life Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh. He is the Coordinator, Food Safety Training and Certification (FoSTaC) Centre, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), and University SWAYAM Coordinator- Central University of Haryana. Dr. Dhewa is a Course Coordinator of SWAYAM UGC MOOC on "Food Microbiology and Food Safety". Dr. Dhewa has a diverse industrial, teaching, and research experience. He has published his research works in national and international journals. Dr. Dhewa also supervised several master's theses/dissertations. He has successfully completed DU innovation project (2013-2015), and conducted short-term courses on "Food Safety, Food Security, and Food Regulations: A Primer" from September 16-20, 2018; "Metabolomics in Food and Nutrition Science Research: From Concepts to Applications" from February 15-19, 2019. "Food Fortification and Human Health: From Concepts to Public Health Applications" from September 9-13, 2019 under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).
