Several properly cross-linking aqueous solutions of cellulose ethers such as methylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and sodium carboxymethylcellulose are the most widely used cellulose derivatives. Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) is a hydrocolloid of a semi-synthetic polymer derived from cellulose that contains a basic repeating structure of anhydroglucose units and widely used in the food industry. HPMC provides higher degree of substitution of the cellulose derivatives than sodium