Evaluation of the Properties of Cellulose Ester Films that Incorporate Essential Oils

Table 6

Opacity data (in units of A-mm^-1) for cellulose ester-EO films.

Additive	CA	CAP	CAB
None (control)	90 b	121 b	199 b, c
Lime	211 a	292 a	65 f
Nutmeg	194 a	80 b, c, d	111 e
Eugenol	58 b	50 d	122 e
Pimenta berry	91 b	83 b, c	181 c, d
Rosemary	204 a	64 c, d	152 d, e
Petitgrain	403 a	85 b, c	173 c, d
Coffee	415 a	394 a	449 a
Anise	81 b	76 b, c, d	127 e
Cinnamaldehyde	103 b	121 b	237 b
Average	145	137	182

Values within a column (for each cellulose ester) sharing the same letter(s) are not significantly different based on differences of least squares means at using a Bonferroni adjustment.