Table 1.

Physical properties of the inulin (INU), chitosan (CHI), and INU-CHI films containing oregano and thyme essential oils (OT).

Samples	Tensile Strength (MPa)	Elongation at Break (%)
INU	5.10 ± 0.38 f	5.11 ± 0.45 d
CHI	41.65 ± 1.76 a	5.22 ± 0.32 d
INU-CHI	26.58 ± 1.44 b	19.98 ± 1.26 c
INU-CHI-OT 1.0	23.33 ± 1.92 c	23.08 ±1.73 b
INU-CHI-OT 1.5	20.02 ± 0.98 d	25.71 ± 1.83 a
INU-CHI-OT 2.0	17.08 ± 0.76 e	25.42 ± 2.80 a

Means ± S.D. ^a–f: any means in the same column followed by different letters are significantly (p < 0.05) different by Duncan’s multiple range test.