New food wraps are tasty and good for the environment.(http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-07/acs-efw072303.php ChemMatters article (April 2003 issue), "Edible Wraps, Safe, Strong, and Delicious": http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=education\curriculum\chemmatt.html http://www.foodtechsource.com/emag/015/trend.htm )(Brief Article)

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Researchers have come up with edible food wraps that would help to reduce waste from plastic, aluminum and other wrappings and could also provide a nutritional add on. Edible vegetable and fruit wraps could appear on sandwiches and products kept in freezers. According to the researchers the wraps can...

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