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Review
. 2021 Apr;58(4):1227-1237.
doi: 10.1007/s13197-020-04685-y. Epub 2020 Aug 6.

Biodegradable composite films/coatings of modified corn starch/gelatin for shelf life improvement of cucumber

Raj Kumar  1 , Gargi Ghoshal  2 , Meenakshi Goyal  2
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Biodegradable composite films/coatings of modified corn starch/gelatin for shelf life improvement of cucumber

Raj Kumar et al. J Food Sci Technol. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

Composite films comprising modified corn starch and gelatin were developed using a solvent casting technique. The effect of varied content of citric acid and gelatin on the functional properties of the corn starch and composite films, respectively, was investigated. Modified corn starch films enriched with 5% citric acid presented excellent film properties like solubility, swelling index, water vapor permeability, and mechanical property as compared to other films. Similarly, composite films enriched with a ratio (4:1) also exhibited excellent film properties like mechanical and opacity than other composite films. FTIR results confirmed the cross linking among the modified corn starch chains, which is responsible for the enhancement in the film properties. From SEM results, it was noticed that the modified corn starch films exhibited slightly rougher, less shiny than the composite films. Efficacy of the composite solution as a coating formulation in terms of the quality and shelf life of the cucumber investigated. From the results, it was noted that the composite film forming solution as a coating formulation has the potential to extend the shelf-life of the cucumbers additionally up to 16 days.

Keywords: Citric acid; Composite film/coating; Cross-linking; Cucumber; Gelatin; Shelf life.

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Impact of citric acid content on corn starch film on a thickness & moisture content, b swelling index & opacity, c water vapor permeability & solubility, and d tensile strength & elongation
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Impact of gelatin content on the composite film on a thickness & moisture content, b swelling index & opacity, c water vapor permeability & solubility, and d tensile strength & elongation
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FTIR spectra of (a) corn starch and b modified corn starch film
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SEM images of citric acid modified corn starch (a and b) and composite film (c and d)
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Fig. 5
Effect of modified corn starch-gelatin based coating solution on colour of coated and uncoated cucumbers during the storage
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