The use of essential oils for food preservation is often restricted because of their application costs and other defects, such as their vigorous aroma and potential toxicity.An interesting alternative to reduce the amounts of essential oils while
maintaining their effectiveness could be to incorporate these compounds into the formulation of edible coatings.
Therefore, the objective of this work was to introduce the newproduct resulting from dipping chicken breast
meat in pomegranate fruit juice and its preservation with chitosan coating enriched with Z. multiflora Boiss essential oil under refrigerated storage (4 °C)