• U. RASIKHA
• Dr. PA. RAAJESWARI

The edible packaging is a new icon in the era of modern packaging. The researchers and food scientist recognise edible packaging as a novel concept in packaging for improving product stability. The Cassava starch based edible films were developed as an alternative for plastic packages and they confer nutritional benefits as when consumed along with the food. The development of cassava strach based edible films, by the extraction of cassava starch at lab scale level. The cassava starch films were developed by the incorporation of plasticiser at different concentrations of 4ml and 5ml. The edible films developed using glycerol as plasticiser is said to increase the flexibility and plasticity of film. The films developed were tested for its functional properties such as thickness, tensile strength, elongation at break, moisture permeability, moisture content, puncture strength. The overall results showed that potato starch based edible films absorbed less moisture and they also attributed to the low moisture permeability in relation with glycerol content, and they exhibited high tensile strength. The cassava starch films were firm and white in colour. There was a limited growth of bacteria and yeasts, but according to safe limits. i.e., 15cfu/gm in combination of both different glycerol concentration of cassava edible films as 7.4cfu/gm in 4ml concentration and 8.6cfu/gm in 5ml concentration of glycerol in cassava starch based films. The cassava films developed out of cassava when observed highlighted that the moisture content of cassava films were less and they tend to exhibit excellent functional properties.

Key words: Edible films, glycerol, plasticiser, cassava starch, microbial load, functional properties.

"DEVELOPMENT OF ECO FRIENDLY EDIBLE PACKAGING FILMS USING CASSAVA STARCH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no.e788-e799, April-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404488.pdf

"DEVELOPMENT OF ECO FRIENDLY EDIBLE PACKAGING FILMS USING CASSAVA STARCH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no. ppe788-e799, April-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404488.pdf