Table 5.
Antimicrobial activity of edible films formulated with CMC and gelatin in the ratio 4 to 1 containing different concentrations of dianthus barbatus essential oil on PDA
| FormulaA | Inhibitory zone diameter (mm) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. flavus (PTCC−5004) | A. parasiticus (PTCC−5286) | A. parasiticus (PTCC−5018) | |
| F6 | 0B | 0 | 0 |
| F7 | 3.19 ± 0.01a | 5.21 ± 0.03a | 3.32 ± 0.02a |
| F8 | 4.35 ± 0.02b | 7.31 ± 0.08b | 5.25 ± 0.04b |
| F9 | 6.87 ± 0.05c | 10.91 ± 0.03c | 7.34 ± 0.06c |
Values followed by different letters within a column are significantly (p < .05) different.
A
For formula descriptions see Table 1.
B
No inhibitory zone surrounding film disks formed represents the CMC‐G film without a DbE has no antimicrobial properties.