Abstract: Thedevelopmentofediblewrappingm aterialis oneoftheresearchfocioffoodpackageindustry,andhas widely come to attention in some deve loped countries.Because of high int ensity of tension and poor flexibility of starch -based filmand in order to imp rove the flexibility and transparen cy of starch -based edible wrapping pa-per,experimentalstudyonthesynergicfunctionbetweenpotatostarcha ndedibleadhesivesor /andplasticizerwas discussed.Results showthat 7.5%glycerin,0.15%CMCand 0.30%alginate sodiumcould increase the en-durance life and the transparency va lue of the edible paper to 48times and46.4%,respectively.

Key words: starch -based, edible wrapping paper, flexibility, transparency