(Table 2), the application of edible films is accompanied by a significant (p < 0.001) reduction of the ice fusion enthalpy and freezing point temperature of the samples compared to the control ones. The increase of drying temperature induced a further reduction of ice fusion enthalpy due to the extended water removal. The presence of whey proteins promoted the decrease of the unbound water possibly due to the hygroscopic properties of lactose (Soukoulis et al., 2013). In order to