Amaranthus cruentusFlour Edible Films: Influence of Stearic Acid Addition, Plasticizer Concentration, and Emulsion Stirring Speed on Water Vapor Permeability and Mechanical Properties
- 4 August 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Vol. 54 (18), 6645-6653
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jf0611217
Abstract
Films forming solutions composed of Amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) flour (4.0 g/100 mL), stearic acid (5−15 g/100 g of flour), and glycerol (25−35 g/100 g of flour) were prepared by an emulsification process, with varying stirring speed values (6640−13360 rpm). The influence of these parameters (stearic acid and glycerol concentrations and stirring speed) on the water vapor barrier and mechanical properties of films was evaluated using the response surface methodology (RSM). Other characterizations, including microstructure, water solubility, and oxygen permeability, were performed in optimized films. According to statistical analysis results, the optimized conditions corresponded to 10 g of stearic acid/100 g of flour, 26 g of glycerol/100 g of flour, and a stirring speed of 12 000 rpm. The films produced under these conditions exhibited superior mechanical properties (2.5 N puncture force, 2.6 MPa tensile strength, and 148% elongation at break) in comparison to those of other protein and polysaccharide composite films, low solubility (15.2%), and optimal barrier properties (WVP of 8.9 × 10-11 g m-1 s-1 Pa-1 and oxygen permeability of 2.36 × 10-13 cm3 m-1 s-1 Pa-1). Keywords: Edible films; Amaranthus cruentus; lipids; mechanical properties; water vapor permeabilityThis publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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