ABSTRACT
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 413
Materials and Methods ..................................................................................... 414
Results and Discussion ..................................................................................... 415
Conclusions......................................................................................................... 418
Acknowledgments ............................................................................................. 418
References ........................................................................................................... 419
Biomaterial films can be used to prevent water sorption by low moisture
foods or pharmaceutical solids and, thus, to maintain product quality, and to
improve shelf life and storage stability. For many biomaterials water acts as a
plasticizer and therefore affects stability and quality (Roos and Karel, 1990,
1991). Hence, it is important to control water sorption properties of low
moisture foods or pharmaceutical products. Edible films can be used as
barriers or retarders of water sorption of low moisture products.
