Research Article

Antibacterial Activity and Physical Properties of Fish Gelatin-Chitosan Edible Films Supplemented with D-Limonene

Table 1

Thickness, tensile strength (TS), and elongation at break (EAB) of fish gelatin-chitosan edible films supplemented with different concentrations of D-limonene and of the control film.

D-limonene in FFS Thickness TS EAB
(%, w/w)(μm)(MPa)(%)

None40.2 ± 2.235.55 ± 1.182.44 ± 2.37
0.2540.7 ± 0.430.98 ± 0.953.30 ± 4.78
0.5041.1 ± 1.727.52 ± 2.344.04 ± 2.00
0.7542.3 ± 2.123.98 ± 2.895.21 ± 3.54
1.0044.8 ± 4.821.48 ± 1.375.61 ± 2.87

Values are given as the mean ± SD ().
Different small letters indicated significant differences among means in the same column ().