• 한국유가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국유가공기술과학회 2002년도 제54회 춘계심포지움 - 우유와 국민건강
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• pp.59-60
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• 2002

Edible films such as wax coatings, sugar and chocolate covers, and sausage casings, have been used in food applications for years$^{(1)}$ However, interest in edible films and biodegradable polymers has been renewed due to concerns about the environment, a need to reduce the quantity of disposable packaging, and demand by the consumer for higher quality food products. Edible films can function as secondary packaging materials to enhance food quality and reduce the amount of traditional packaging needed. For example, edible films can serve to enhance food quality by acting as moisture and gas barriers, thus, providing protection to a food product after the primary packaging is opened. Edible films are not meant to replace synthetic packaging materials; instead, they provide the potential as food packagings where traditional synthetic or biodegradable plastics cannot function. For instance, edible films can be used as convenient soluble pouches containing single-servings for products such as instant noodles and soup/seasoning combination. In the food industry, they can be used as ingredient delivery systems for delivering pre-measured ingredients during processing. Edible films also can provide the food processors with a variety of new opportunities for product development and processing. Depends on materials of edible films, they also can be sources of nutritional supplements. Especially, whey proteins have excellent amino acid balance while some edible films resources lack adequate amount of certain amino acids, for example, soy protein is low in methionine and wheat flour is low in lysine$^{(2)}$. Whey proteins have a surplus of the essential amino acid lysine, threonine, methionine and isoleucine. Thus, the idea of using whey protein-based films to individually pack cereal products, which often deficient in these amino acids, become very attractive$^{(3)}$. Whey is a by-product of cheese manufacturing and much of annual production is not utilized$^{(4)}$. Development of edible films from whey protein is one of the ways to recover whey from dairy industry waste. Whey proteins as raw materials of film production can be obtained at inexpensive cost. I hypothesize that it is possible to make whey protein-based edible films with improved moisture barrier properties without significantly altering other properties by producing whey protein/lipid emulsion films and these films will be suitable far food applications. The fellowing are the specific otjectives of this research: 1. Develop whey protein/lipid emulsion edible films and determine their microstructures, barrier (moisture and oxygen) and mechanical (tensile strength and elongation) properties. 2. Study the nature of interactions involved in the formation and stability of the films. 3. Investigate thermal properties, heat sealability, and sealing properties of the films. 4. Demonstrate suitability of their application in foods as packaging materials. Methodologies were developed to produce edible films from whey protein isolate (WPI) and concentrate (WPC), and film-forming procedure was optimized. Lipids, butter fat (BF) and candelilla wax (CW), were added into film-forming solutions to produce whey protein/lipid emulsion edible films. Significant reduction in water vapor and oxygen permeabilities of the films could be achieved upon addition of BF and CW. Mechanical properties were also influenced by the lipid type. Microstructures of the films accounted for the differences in their barrier and mechanical properties. Studies with bond-dissociating agents indicated that disulfide and hydrogen bonds, cooperatively, were the primary forces involved in the formation and stability of whey protein/lipid emulsion films. Contribution of hydrophobic interactions was secondary. Thermal properties of the films were studied using differential scanning calorimetry, and the results were used to optimize heat-sealing conditions for the films. Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) was used to study the nature of the interfacial interaction of sealed films. All films were heat sealable and showed good seal strengths while the plasticizer type influenced optimum heat-sealing temperatures of the films, 130$^{\circ}$C for sorbitol-plasticized WPI films and 110$^{\circ}$C for glycerol-plasticized WPI films. ESCA spectra showed that the main interactions responsible for the heat-sealed joint of whey protein-based edible films were hydrogen bonds and covalent bonds involving C-0-H and N-C components. Finally, solubility in water, moisture contents, moisture sorption isotherms and sensory attributes (using a trained sensory panel) of the films were determined. Solubility was influenced primarily by the plasticizer in the films, and the higher the plasticizer content, the greater was the solubility of the films in water. Moisture contents of the films showed a strong relationship with moisture sorption isotherm properties of the films. Lower moisture content of the films resulted in lower equilibrium moisture contents at all aw levels. Sensory evaluation of the films revealed that no distinctive odor existed in WPI films. All films tested showed slight sweetness and adhesiveness. Films with lipids were scored as being opaque while films without lipids were scored to be clear. Whey protein/lipid emulsion edible films may be suitable for packaging of powder mix and should be suitable for packaging of non-hygroscopic foods$^{(5,6,7,8,)}$.

• 청정기술
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.24-31
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• 2022

오늘날 다양한 용도로 사용하고 있는 석유계 플라스틱은 지구 환경 및 생태계에 큰 위협을 주는 존재로서 이를 대체하기 위한 방안을 찾기 위해 범세계적으로 각 분야에서 많은 노력이 가해지고 있다. 이런 관점에서 본 연구에서는 생분해성 특성을 지닌 해양 바이오매스 유래 알지네이트에 석유계 기반의 폴리비닐알콜(Poly vinyl alcohol; PVA)을 10 wt% 혼합하여 알지네이트 기반 폴리비닐알콜 블렌드 필름(alginate-based PVA blend films)을 수용액상으로부터 캐스팅하여 제조하였다. 가교제로는 글루타르알데히드가 사용되었으며, 필름에 항균성을 부여하고자 캐슈넛껍질액으로부터 추출된 알킬 페놀계 바이오오일인 카다놀(cardanol) 성분을 0.1 ~ 2.0 wt% 범위로 첨가하였다. 이렇게 제조된 블렌드 필름의 특성을 알아보기 위하여 푸리에변환 적외선 분광법(FTIR), 열중량분석(TGA), 인장강도, 팽윤도 및 항균성 등을 측정하였다. FTIR과 열중량분석, 인장강도 결과들은 주성분인 알지네이트에 PVA가 하나의 매트릭스 상을 이루며 잘 분산되어 있음을 보여주었고, 특히, 단일 성분일 때 약점으로 알려진 알지네이트의 취성(brittle)과 PVA의 약한 열적 내구성이 블렌드를 이루면서 PVA와 알지네이트 기능기들의 가교 및 수소결합으로 인하여 열적, 기계적인 물성들이 향상됨을 보였다. 카다놀 성분의 첨가는 황색포도상구균과 대장균에 대한 항균성을 크게 향상시켜 60 min 접촉시간에서 황색포도상구균의 사멸율은 98% 이상이고, 대장균의 경우 약 70%의 우수한 향균 성능을 나타냈다. 알지네이트-PVA 블렌드에 대한 최적 항균성은 카다놀이 0.1 ~ 0.5 wt% 범위이었다. 이상의 결과들을 볼 때, 카다놀을 함유한 알지네이트-PVA 블렌드 필름은 식품 포장제 및 여러 항균소재로서 응용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.