Research Article

The Effect of Active Chitosan Films Containing Bacterial Cellulose Nanofiber and ZnO Nanoparticles on the Shelf Life of Loaf Bread

Table 4

Hardness of the different breads.

BreadHardness (g)

ToastCH-BCNF- ZnO NPCs 0.5%804 ± 90i
CH-BCNF- ZnO NPCs 1%17.74 ± 0.41l
CH-BCNF- ZnO NPCs 2%1324 ± 64g
Control1350 ± 79f

BaguetteCH-BCNF- ZnO NPCs 0.5%6585 ± 489c
CH-BCNF- ZnO NPCs 1%2786 ± 67d
CH-BCNF- ZnO NPCs 2%9272 ± 693a
Control2402 ± 127e

Sandwich-typeCH-BCNF- ZnO NPCs 0.5%924 ± 31h
CH-BCNF- ZnO NPCs 1%229 ± 20k
CH-BCNF- ZnO NPCs 2%701 ± 21i
Control7652 ± 574b

The different letters in each column are significantly different .