Table 2.

Transition temperatures and associated enthalpies of both γ-ray-irradiated and non-irradiated gelatin by DSC

γ- doses (kGy)	Denaturation		Glass-phase transition	Crystallization	Melting-phase transitions		Decomposition or cracking
	T D (°C)	∆H D (J/g)	T g (°C)	T C (°C)	T ML (°C)	T MH (°C)	T d (°C)	∆H d(J/g)
0	101	54	155	201	229	262	327	161
0.5	98	85	188	210	238	265	333	197
1	103	85	199	222	243	280	343	203
2.5	98	84	203	208	220	270	338	215
10	92	51	177	203	214	265	327	184

T _D denaturation temperature, Tg glass transition temperature, T _C crystallization temperature, T _ML low melting temperature, T _MH High melting temperature, T _d decomposition temperature, ∆H enthalpies associated with phase transition