본 연구에서는 DSM을 이용하여 단백질 추출이나 정제 없이 식품에 적용 가능성이 있는 가식성 필름을 개발하였다. HPH 처리는 표면이 매끄럽고 균일한 형태의 필름을 형성시켰고, 필름의 WVP값을 감소시켜 수분 방벽 효과를 높였다. 필름 내 글리세롤 농도 증가는 WVP값을 전반적으로 높였다. 농산물 가공 부산물인 DSM으로 제작된 가식성 필름은 새로운 식품 소재로서 상업적 적용 가능성을 보여주었다.
Edible films were developed from defatted soybean meal (DSM), a byproduct from the soy product industry, investigating the effects of the concentrations of DSM and glycerol and the treatment of high pressure homogenization (HPH) on color, water vapor permeability, and tensile properties of the films. The physical properties of the developed films (DSM films) were compared to those of the films made of soy proteins isolated from the DSM. DSM films were obtained by drying film-forming solutions prepared with DSM powder, glycerol, and water and with and without HPH at 152 MPa. HPH resulted in the formation of continuous and uniform films. Water vapor permeability of the films increased with increase in the concentration of glycerol and decreased by high pressure homogenization. The increase in the glycerol concentration in the film-forming solution prepared without HPH decreased the tensile strength and elastic modulus of the films. However, this effect was not observed with the HPH-treated solution. DSM films possessed higher tensile strength and percentage elongation than the film of soy protein, implying the potential for the DSM film to be applied to food product as an edible film.