ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Food Sci. Technol.
Sec. Food Packaging and Preservation
Exploring the Impact of Galbanum Absolute on the Functionality of Gelatin-Based Packaging Films
Provisionally accepted
Saurabh Bhatia1,2*
Yasir Abbas Shah1
Aysha Salim Alhadhrami1Talha Shireen Khan1Muhammad Jawad1
Ahmed Al-Harrasi1Esra Koca1
Levent Yurdaer Aydemir1
TANVEER ALAM1- 1University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Oman
- 2UPES, Dehradun, India
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The current study was designed to investigate the effect of Galbanum absolute over the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of gelatin films. It was found that with an increase in the concentration of Galbanum absolute, film thickness (0.07 mm – 0.14 mm), thermal stability and contact angle (51.53° - 80.14°) were increased whereas transmittance (63.44 – 90.32) and crystallinity of the samples decreased. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy results showed that there was no significant change in the spectrum with the incorporation of Galbanum absolute. Furthermore, the incorporation of Galbanum absolute significantly increased the antioxidant properties (from 39.44% to 61.99% for DPPH radical scavenging activity and 8.89% to 62.86% for ABTS radical scavenging activity) of gelatin films. However, micrographs of Galbanum absolute-loaded films showed an increase in roughness and cracks over the films with the addition of Galbanum absolute. Therefore, further optimization of the Galbanum absolute proportion in the biopolymer films can result in the development of stable active packaging. These findings highlight the potential applications of Galbanum absolute as a natural additive in biodegradable food packaging materials to enhance the thermal stability and antioxidant properties.
Keywords: Food Packaging, biopolymer-based films, Plant extract, active packaging, antioxidant
Received: 10 Oct 2025; Accepted: 04 Dec 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Bhatia, Shah, Alhadhrami, Khan, Jawad, Al-Harrasi, Koca, Aydemir and ALAM. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Saurabh Bhatia
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