Summary
The physical, optical, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of jellyfish protein (JFP) films with added transglutaminase (TGase) and wasabi extract (WE) were studied. Among the plasticisers, 30% sorbitol was the most desirable. The optimal physical properties of the JFP films were obtained when 15 U transglutaminase g−1 JFP was added. The incorporation of WE affected the physical properties of the JFP films. The tensile strength (21.68–35.25 MPa), elongation at break (10.85–13.25%) and Young's modulus (920.18–1278.9 MPa) of the films increased as WE concentration increased from 0.5% to 1.5%. The thermal gravimetric analysis results revealed that the thermal stability of the JFP films increased with increasing concentrations of WE. The inhibition zones against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes and antioxidant activity also increased as the concentration of WE increased. Thus, antimicrobial and antioxidant JFP films could be prepared by the addition of WE.