Mechanical Strength, Solubility, and Functional Studies of Developed Composite Biopolymeric Film

Table 1

Properties of biopolymeric film developed from starches (corn, quinoa, and tapioca, 6% ) with 3% glycerol concentration.

Starch type

Thickness (mm)

Moisture content (%)

Solubility (%)

Opacity

Color

Tensile strength (kgf/cm)

Elongation at break (%)

5°C

25°C

50°C

CS

0.458 ± 0.06^b

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^a

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QS

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^a

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^b

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TS

^c

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^c

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^a

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CS: corn starch; QS: quinoa starch; TS: tapioca starch. Results are expressed as mean deviation of three determinations. Means in column with different superscript letters differ significantly ().