Sugarcane Bagasse as the Source of Nanocrystalline Cellulose for Gelatin-Free Capsule Shell

Table 4

Gel strength results of the capsule shells from NCC produced from sugarcane bagasse waste added with hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC).

Variation of NCC capsules with 1% HPMC	Gel strength (MPa)		Elongation (%)		Moisture content (%)
	Average	Standard deviation	Average	Standard deviation	Average	Standard deviation
NCC 1%	0.0765	0.0003	87.510	2.602	9.500	0.470
NCC 2%	0.0529	0.0003	70.850	2.224	8.310	0.520
NCC 4%	0.1008	0.0002	11.880	2.067	6.150	0.679
NCC 7%	0.1361	0.0001	7.190	0.430	8.740	0.580