date:Jul 18, 2012
Starch, another water-soluble polysaccharide, is widely studied and already used in commercially packaging materials,Kirsi S. Mikkonen, one of the authors of the study, told FoodProductionDaily.com.
Xylans and mannans are not energy nutrients from humans, so it would be beneficial to utilise them as packaging materials rather than starch,the researcher, from theDepartment of Food and Environmental Sciences at the University of Helsinki, said.
Xylans and mannans are the most common type of poly