<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This research investigates the physical-chemical, sensorial and mechanical characteristics of starch-based edible films incorporating three types of bee hive products: honey, propolis and bee bread, in concentrations varying from 1% to 3%, reported to starch. The results indicates an increasing of films moisture, water activity, ash content and acidity, in the order: honey&lt;propolis&lt;bee bread, all values increasing with the increasing of hive products percentage into the control film; a<sub>w</sub> is remaining at very low values, under 0.4. Sensorial analysis indicated honey as the better suited for improving taste and flavour and bee bread for increasing colour intensity of the films; the sensorial characteristics are maintained during 30 days of films storage, in all cases. Compared with the control starch-based film (which is elastic, brittle and hard), the films containing 2% bee hive products are elasto-plastic and more resistant to penetration, the resistance increasing in the order: bee bread&lt;propolis&lt;honey.</p></abstract>

This research investigates the physical-chemical, sensorial and mechanical characteristics of starch-based edible films incorporating three types of bee hive products: honey, propolis and bee bread, in concentrations varying from 1% to 3%, reported to starch. The results indicates an increasing of films moisture, water activity, ash content and acidity, in the order: honey<propolis<bee bread, all values increasing with the increasing of hive products percentage into the control film; aw is remaining at very low values, under 0.4. Sensorial analysis indicated honey as the better suited for improving taste and flavour and bee bread for increasing colour intensity of the films; the sensorial characteristics are maintained during 30 days of films storage, in all cases. Compared with the control starch-based film (which is elastic, brittle and hard), the films containing 2% bee hive products are elasto-plastic and more resistant to penetration, the resistance increasing in the order: bee bread<propolis<honey.

Obtaining and Characterisation of Starch-Based Edible Films Incorporating Honey, Propolis and Bee Bread

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences Food Industry and Environmental Protection

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series E: Food Technology

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This research investigates the physical-chemical, sensorial and mechanical characteristics of starch-based edible films incorporating three types of bee hive...

Obtaining and Characterisation of Starch-Based Edible Films Incorporating Honey, Propolis and Bee Bread

Published Online: Dec 30, 2019

Page range: 193 - 198

Received: Nov 01, 2019

Accepted: Dec 09, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2019-0023

Keywords
edible film, starch, honey, propolis, bee bread

© 2019 Monica Mironescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Obtaining and Characterisation of Starch-Based Edible Films Incorporating Honey, Propolis and Bee Bread

Published Online: Dec 30, 2019

Page range: 193 - 198

Received: Nov 01, 2019

Accepted: Dec 09, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2019-0023

Keywordsedible film, starch, honey, propolis, bee bread

© 2019 Monica Mironescu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
edible film, starch, honey, propolis, bee bread