Table 3.
Residual water content, water activity and thickness of edible films containing L. rhamnosus GG. Water content and thickness was measured prior to preconditioning, water activity was measured after preconditioning at 54% RH.
Edible film | Residual water content (g/100 g) | Water activity aW | Thickness (μm) |
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PEC | 8.04 ± 0.62d | 0.53 ± 0.01a | 120 ± 20b |
LSA | 5.91 ± 0.57bc | 0.53 ± 0.00a | 130 ± 20b |
HSA | 2.75 ± 0.33a | 0.53 ± 0.01a | 40 ± 10a |
GEL | 5.98 ± 0.13b | 0.53 ± 0.00a | 140 ± 20b |
κ-CAR/LBG | 2.44 ± 0.18a | 0.53 ± 0.00a | 40 ± 10a |
PEC/WPC | 8.01 ± 0.60d | 0.53 ± 0.00a | 110 ± 20b |
LSA/WPC | 7.58 ± 0.03cd | 0.53 ± 0.01a | 120 ± 10b |
HSA/WPC | 5.00 ± 0.57b | 0.52 ± 0.00a | 90 ± 10b |
GEL/WPC | 6.31 ± 0.67bcd | 0.53 ± 0.00a | 120 ± 10b |
κ-CAR/LBG/WPC | 5.13 ± 0.30b | 0.52 ± 0.00a | 100 ± 20b |
Numbers with different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).