Physicochemical Characterization of Mixiote Paper: a Natural Film of Vegetable Origin Used in Traditional Mexican Gastronomy.

Natural fiber, gas permeability, Agave leaf, natural film, Mexican traditional film, Mexican gastronomy Keywords: Agave leaf; natural film; natural fiber; gas permeability; Mexican traditional film; Mexican gastronomy EN Agave leaf natural film natural fiber gas permeability Mexican traditional film Mexican gastronomy 6902 6908 7 11/17/22 20221215 NES 221215 Introduction Agave is one of the most important natural resources in Mexico in economic, social, and agro-ecological terms, it is a crop used mainly for the production of alcoholic beverages. The mixiote leaf also known as I mixiote paper i is the epidermis of the agave leaf, this is carefully separated from the plant to obtain a translucent and thin membrane. [Extracted from the article]