Table 2 Thickness and moisture content edible films with 0.05% Cellulose nanocrystal/CNC; 0.07% CNC; 0.10% CNC; 0.25% CNC; 0.30% CNC; and 0.50% CNC.

From: Influence of cellulose nanocrystal formulations on the properties of pregelatinized cornstarch and cornmint essential oil films

Films

Thickness (mm)

Moisture content (%)

C0.05

0.038 ± 0.003c

11.42 ± 0.69c

C0.07

0.043 ± 0.004c

11.93 ± 0.81bc

C0.10

0.044 ± 0.004bc

13.55 ± 0.34a

C0.25

0.046 ± 0.007abc

12.83 ± 0.41abc

C0.30

0.053 ± 0.005ab

12.78 ± 0.73abc

C0.50

0.054 ± 0.005a

12.91 ± 1.17ab

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences at p < 0.05.
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