Table 3.
Moisture content, thickness, opacity, and water solubility of native and cross-linked starch and films loaded with fenugreek oil films.
| Films | Moisture Content (%) |
Thickness (mm) |
Opacity (%) |
Water Solubility (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native | 24.16 ± 0.22 d | 0.18 ± 0.001 a | 0.735 ± 0.04 a | 14.77 ± 0.16 c |
| Cross-linked | 22.44 ± 0.21 c | 0.20 ± 0.002 b | 0.897 ± 0.03 b | 13.15 ± 0.19 b |
| Native+oil | 20.89 ± 0.19 b | 0.20 ± 0.003 b | 1.08 ± 0.03 c | 13.02 ± 0.18 b |
| Cross-linked+oil | 19.58 ± 0.20 a | 0.22 ± 0.001 c | 1.20 ± 0.02 d | 11.73 ± 0.23 a |
Means ± Standard Deviation (n = 3) of triplicate analysis. Means followed by the same letter within the column do not differ significantly (p < 0.05). Native (films prepared from native pearl millet starch), Native+oil (films prepared from native pearl millet starch loaded with fenugreek oil), Cross-linked (films prepared from cross-linked pearl millet starch), Cross linked+oil (films prepared from cross-linked pearl millet starch loaded with fenugreek oil).