Effects of Nopal Mucilage (Opuntia ficus-indica) as Plasticizer in the Fabrication of Laminated and Tubular Films of Extruded Acetylated Starches

Table 2

Functional properties of laminated and blown films based on native and acetylated rice and waxy maize starches.

Type of starch		Process	Plasticizer	Tensile strength (MPa)	Elongation (%)	Water solubility (%)	Water vapor permeability (g·mm·m^−2·h^−1·kPa^−1)
Rice	Native	Extrusion	Without
			With
	Acetylated	Extrusion	Without
			With
		Blowing	With
Waxy maize	Native	Extrusion	Without
			With
	Acetylated	Extrusion	Without
			With
		Blowing	With

. Different letters on the same column represent significant differences () between the averages obtained in the Tukey test.