Fuente: Broccoli Byproducts Extraction Increasing demand for sustainable, environment-friendly food packaging options has significantly advanced research in developing edible films and coatings based on plant-derived biopolymers. This chapter explores the prospect of biopolymers from plant origin for developing edible films and coatings to protect food products. The properties of these biopolymers, such as tensile strength, barrier properties, and biodegradability, are most important to maintain the transition to bio-based material over synthetic packaging materials. The chapter has described different processability, methods for extraction, and formation of the biopolymeric films, which have formed part of the present book, for various applications in food preservation, active packaging and sensorial appeal of food. Although applying bio-based materials is an attractive alternative for several reasons, including environmental issues, moisture sensitivity, mechanical performance, and final-user acceptance, many factors remain to be developed and improved. Novel developments in biopolymer modifications and utilization of advanced technologies such as nanotechnology have boosted the performance of these films. This chapter also describes the present status and prospects of edible films and coatings obtained from plant sources, explaining their advantages and disadvantages and suggesting future directions for research into sustainable food packaging.