Edible Biopolymer Films Edible Biopolymer Films Edible Biopolymer Films Edible Biopolymer Films •Film-forming biopolymers can be proteins, polysaccharides (carbohydrates and gums) or lipids (Gennadios et al., 1997).
•Among the biopolymers investigated as potential alternative raw material for plastics, starch has drawn a great deal of attention.
•Films from polysaccharides are also stronger and more extensible than protein films (Krochta and De Mulder, 1995).