Utilization of seed mucilage containing essential oil as an edible coating to improve shelf-life of buffalo meat under refrigeration conditions.

This study is aimed to develop a novel edible coating based on seed mucilage (PMSM) and essential oil (CLEO) to increase the shelf-life of buffalo meat during cold storage. The CLEO was firstly isolated by the hydrodistillation method, and it contained mainly limonene (40.5%) and carene (15.