Innovations in Starch-Based Film Technology

GARCIA, M.A.; ROJAS, A.M.; J.B. LAURINDO; C.A. ROMERO-BASTIDA; M.V.E. GROSSMANN; M.N. MARTINO; S. FLORES; P.B. ZAMUDIO-FLORES; S. MALI; N.E. ZARITZKY; P. SOBRAL; L. FAMÁ; L.A. BELLO-PÉREZ; F. YAMASHITA; A. DEL P. BELEIA.

Food Engineering: Integrated Approaches.

Springer New York

Lugar: New York; Año: 2008; p. 431 - 454

Edible and biodegradable films can offer great potential to enhance food quality, safety and stability. The unique advantages of edible films and coatings may lead to new product developments, such as individual packaging of particulate foods, carriers for different additives, and nutrient supplements. Composite films can be formulated to combine the advantages of each component. Proteins and polysaccharides provide the supporting matrix and are good barriers to gases, while lipids provide a good barrier to water vapor. Over the last few years, there has been a renewed interest in biodegradable films and films made from renewable and natural polymers such as starch . Several studies have been doneto analyze the properties of starch-based films The use of a biopolymer such as starch can be an interesting solution because this polymer is quite cheap, abundant, biodegradable and edible.