Table 3.
Properties of film developed from isolated protein and their comparison with other films
| Film no | Materials (Protein:pectin) | Film thickness (mm) | WVP × 10−6 (g/Pa m h) | Swelling (%) | Solubility (%) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Elongation (%) | L* | a* | b* | Transparency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | 100:0 | 0.12 ± 0.02a | 3.24 ± 0.03a | 31.94 ± 0.03a | 50.76 ± 0.17a | 2.04 ± 0.05a | 13.13 ± 0.32a | 67.68 ± 0.22c | − 53.86 ± 0.03a | − 26.02 ± 0.85a | 21.38 ± 0.10a |
| F2 | 50:50 | 0.20 ± 0.03a | 6.24 ± 0.03c | 45.99 ± 0.26c | 64.98 ± 0.92c | 2.52 ± 0.02b | 13.84 ± 0.24b | 65.67 ± 0.19b | − 52.49 ± 0.17b | − 19.59 ± 0.37b | 33.13 ± 0.04c |
| F3 | 0:100 | 0.18 ± 0.01a | 5.09 ± 0.07b | 43.56 ± 0.15b | 61.31 ± 0.12b | 5.28 ± 0.04c | 14.37 ± 0.36c | 64.60 ± 0.12a | − 51.43 ± 0.13c | − 16.83 ± 0.19c | 30.91 ± 0.20b |
All data are the mean ± SD of three replicates. Mean followed by different letters in the same column differs significantly (p ≤ 0.05)