Table 6.

Inhibition area (%) against E. coli of native and cross-linked starch and films loaded with fenugreek oil.

Films	Inhibition Area %
Native	0.00 ± 0.00 a
Cross-linked	1.34 ± 0.58 b
Native+oil	40.22 ± 3.48 c
Cross-linked+oil	41.53 ± 2.83 c

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), Cross-linked (films prepared from cross-linked pearl millet starch), Native+oil (films prepared from native pearl millet starch loaded with fenugreek oil), Cross linked+oil (films prepared from cross-linked pearl millet starch loaded with fenugreek oil).