Methods for measuring water activity (aw) of foods and its applications to moisture sorption isotherm studies

L Zhang, DW Sun, Z Zhang - Critical Reviews in Food Science and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Moisture sorption isotherm is commonly determined by saturated salt slurry method, which
has defects of long time cost, cumbersome labor, and microbial deterioration of samples …

Formulation of entomopathogenic nematodes for the control of key pests of grapevine: a review

A Nxitywa, AP Malan - South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 2021 - scielo.org.za
Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are insect parasites that are used successfully as
biological control agents against key pest insects of grapevine. To achieve low chemical …

Assessment of texture and storage conditions of mangoes slices dried by a conductive multi-flash process

JV Link, G Tribuzi, JO de Moraes… - Journal of Food …, 2018 - Elsevier
Glass transition temperature (T g) and sorption isotherms can be used to establish state
diagrams that help to assess storage conditions to keep the food as an amorphous material …

Air-drying and rehydration characteristics of the brown seaweeds, Ascophylum nodosum and Undaria pinnatifida

F Chenlo, S Arufe, D Díaz, MD Torres, J Sineiro… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Springer
The water sorption isotherms (from 5 to 65° C) and air-drying kinetics (from 35 to 75° C) of
the brown seaweeds, Ascophylum nodosum and Undaria pinnatifida (UNP), were …

Glass transition and crystallization of solid model system of jujube slice as influenced by sugars and organic acids

H Hou, Q Chen, J Bi, B Bhandari, X Wu, X **, Y Shi… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
To understand the specific contributions of amorphous sugars and organic acids to the
quality of food matrix, the solid model system of jujube slice skeleton (JSS) was firstly …

Analysis of the effect of sugars and organic acids on the ice melting behavior of pitanga and araza pulp by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)

F Sviech, J Ubbink, AS Prata - Thermochimica Acta, 2021 - Elsevier
Most Brazilian fruits are highly perishable but in frozen state would have the potential to be
developed into a variety of commercially viable products. Pitanga and araza were …

Comparison of critical storage parameters of the powders containing soy protein isolate and inulin, based on the concepts: Water activity and Temperature of glass …

A Stępień, K Grzyb - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study water activity and glass transition concepts were used to evaluate stability of the
two component powder systems containing inulin and soy protein isolate. Moisture …

Crystallisation and glass transition behaviour of Chilean raisins in relation to their sugar compositions

T Truong, D Dahal, P Urrutia, L Alvarez, S Almonacid… - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
The effects of sugar component ratio, water fraction, and storage conditions on crystallisation
and glass transition temperature (T g) of three Chilean dried raisins were examined by using …

Impact of thermal pretreatment on crystallization of Thompson raisins

L Alvarez, P Urrutia, A Olivares, A Flores, B Bhandari… - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
After prolonged storage or during the shipment of raisins, a crystalline material may be
developed on their surface, affecting the final acceptability of the product. The mild thermal …

A novel and accurate method for moisture adsorption isotherm determination of sultana raisins

J Li, L Dong, M **ao, D Qiao, K Wu, F Jiang… - Food Analytical …, 2019 - Springer
A novel method (dynamic water transfer–based water activity analyzer (DWT) method)
based on Fick's law of diffusion for the accurate measurement of moisture sorption isotherm …