Property evaluations of dry-cast reconstituted bacterial cellulose/tamarind xyloglucan biocomposites

► Mechanical defibrillation of bacterial cellulose and incorporation of XG are presented. ► The newly developed composites are more hydrophobic than native bacterial cellulose. ► Bacterial cellulose/xyloglucan interaction changes crystallographic features of BC. ► Bacterial cellulose/tamarind xyloglucan film (XGT 10 wt%) have improved mechanical properties.