Journal
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 585-593Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.589
Keywords
films; moisture sorption isotherm; waste flour
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- Graduate School of Chiang Mai University
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Waste flour from the noodle industry was used to produce films, which were plasticized with 40% w/w glycerol:sorbitol at 2:1, 3:1, and 4:1 w/w and formulated with 200ppm potassium sorbate. Henderson's equation was found to be the best estimator for moisture sorption isotherm of the films stored at 5, 25, and 45 degrees C, and then, equilibrated at 0.11, 0.23, 0.32, 0.43, 0.58, 0.64, 0.76, 0.84, and 0.93 water activity. Developed flour films (plasticized with 2:1 w/w glycerol:sorbitol/formulated with 20% w/w potassium sorbate), with the best mechanical properties (tensile strength of 1.05 MPa; elongation at break of 73.01%), were used to cover fresh strawberries on a polystyrene foam tray. It was found that higher average phenolic contents, antioxidant activity, and firmness were found in strawberries wrapped in plasticized/formulated films, when compared against both films without potassium sorbate and without film (control). Furthermore, a lower average total microorganism count was found for fresh strawberries wrapped in the plasticized/formulated films, when compared with films without potassium sorbate.
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