Effect of Chitosan Powder and Nanoparticles as Natural Preservatives for Beef Minced Meat
Eman M. Abdelhady1, Nader Y. Mostafa1, Mohammed A. El-Magd2* and Ghada A. Kirrella1
1Food Control Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
2Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
* Corresponding author: mohamed.abouelmagd@vet.kfs.edu.eg
Fig. 1.
(A) Transmission electron microscope and (B) size distribution by dynamic light scattering (DLS) show the prepared chitosan nanoparticles with different sizes ranging from 150 to 350 nm and 120 to 450 nm, respectively.