Wheat gluten edible films

Gennadios, A., Weller, C.L., and Testing, R.F. (1993). Modification of physical and barrier properties of edible wheat gluten-based films. Cereal Chem., 70 426-429. 

Gontard, N., Duehez, C., Cuq, J.L., and Guilbert, S. (1994). Edible composite films of wheat gluten and lipids Water vapor permeability and other physieal properties. Int. J. Food Sci. Technol. 29,39 50. 

Gontard, N., Guilbert, S., and Cuq, J.L. Edible wheat gluten films influence of the main process variables on film properties using response surface methodology,... 

A food/antimicrobial coating system with sorbic acid as active compound, agar gel as model food, and wheat gluten or beeswax film as edible coating was studied by GuUlard and CO workers. The change in sorbic acid concentration... 

The thermoplasticity and good-film forming properties of wheat gluten may be used to produce natural adhesives [73]. Gluten s adhesive properties make it useful in pressure-sensitive medical bandages and adhesive tapes. Gluten has the ability to provide edible protection for food or food components from interactions with the environment as they can serve as barriers to mass transfer (e g. oxygen, water vapour, moisture, aroma, lipids) [73]. 

The nse of albnmen proteins as a base for the encapsnlation of hydrophobic organic componnds for cosmetic or food uses is the focus of several patents [120-122]. Application of albumen coatings can reduce raisin moisture loss in breakfast mixtures [123]. Albumen has also been used as an edible coating ingredient [124, 126]. Okamoto [83] reported the formation of films on the surface of heated albumen-based lipoprotein solutions, similar to the formation of soy films. The mechanical and water vapour properties of albumen-based films were studied by Gennadios and co-workers [125]. The materials are clearer and more transparent than wheat gluten-, soy protein- and corn zein-based materials. Albumen-based films could be... 

Gontard N. Edible and biodegradable films study of wheat gluten film-forming properties. Comptes Rendus de I Academie d Agriculture de France 1994 80(4) 109-117. 

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