Abstract:Color-indicating packaging films were prepared by casting method using acetylated diastarch phosphate (ADSP) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as the film base and anthocyanin extracted from purple kale as the indicator. The microstructure, physical parameters, optical and mechanical properties, and pH sensitivity, volatile ammonia sensitivity, and volatile ammonia sensitivity of the indicator packaging films prepared were investigated by using SEM, FTIR, and XRD characterization based on the physical property measurements of thickness, opacity, water absorption, and oxygen permeability of the films, as well as by tensile strength and elongation at break, pH indicator, volatile ammonia response, and soil-buried degradation tests, which investigated the microstructure, physical parameters, and optical and mechanical properties of the indicator packaging films prepared in the ratio of ADSP to PVA, as well as pH sensitivity, volatile ammonia sensitivity , and bioconsequential effects. The results showed that the interaction between PVA and ADSP formed hydrogen bonds, which significantly enhanced the dense structure of the indicator packaging film, and the indicator packaging film prepared by mixing ADSP solution with PVA solution at a volume ratio of 5:5 had the best overall properties, with an opacity of 0.112 mm-1, a water absorption of 24.57%, a water solubility of 21.23%, an oxygen permeability of 26.41 g/(m2?d), tensile strength of 15.59 MPa, elongation at break of 301.89%, and water vapor transmission rate of 2.98?10-10 g/(m?s?Pa); The incorporation of anthocyanins enhanced the light-blocking ability of the indicator packaging films and conferred them with significant color responsiveness to pH (2~12), and exhibited a short response time (10 s) to volatile ammonia, and sensitivity to a low detection limit (molar fraction of 1×10-6), and were all biodegradable because of the incorporation of ADSP.