| Literature DB >> 27478216 |
Muhammad Abdul Haq1, Feroz Alam Jafri1, Abid Hasnain1.
Abstract
The present study aimed to characterize a biodegradable film produced from the polysaccharide of an indigenous plant Cordia myxa. Effect of plasticizer type (Glycerol, Sorbitol, PEG200 and PEG 400) and concentration (0-30 %) was studied on sorption and optical properties of the casted film. Increase in plasticizer concentration resulted in increase in equilibrium moisture content of the film and was supported by GAB model of sorption indicating that isotherms were of Type II. The monolayer value increased with the increase in plasticizer concentration with a peak of 0.93 g.g-1 for glycerol. Addition of plasticizers improved the total color (ΔE) with glycerol showing the highest effects. All films showed resistance to UV light in the range of 280-200 nm. The polysaccharide of the fruit of C.myxa can be used to prepare an edible film with improved properties as compared to other available edible coatings.Entities:
Keywords: Edible film; Gum cordia; Optical properties; Sorption isotherm
Year: 2016 PMID： 27478216 PMCID： PMC4951413 DOI： 10.1007/s13197-016-2227-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Food Sci Technol ISSN： 0022-1155 Impact factor: 2.701