Water activity in foods : fundamentals and applications /: fundamentals and applications. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas, Anthony Fontana, Shelly Schmidt and Theodore Labuza.
• Editors: Barbosa-Cánovas, Gustavo V; Fontana, Anthony J; Schmidt, Shelly J; Labuza, Theodore Peter, 1940-
• Other Names: Institute of Food Technologists.
• Contents: Dedication v Preface to the Second Edition ix Preface to the First Edition xi List of Contributors xiii 1. Introduction: Historical Highlights of Water Activity Research 1; Jorge Chirife and Anthony J. Fontana, Jr. 2. Water Activity: Fundamentals and Relationships 13; David S. Reid 3. Water Activity and Glass Transition 27; Yrjö H. Roos 4. State and Supplemented Phase Diagrams for the Characterization of Food 45; Yrjö H. Roos 5. Water Mobility in Foods 61; Shelly J. Schmidt 6. Water–Solid Interactions in Food Ingredients and Systems 123; Lisa J. Mauer 7. Water Activity Prediction and Moisture Sorption Isotherms 161; Theodore P. Labuza and Bilge Altunakar 8. Measurement of Water Activity, Moisture Sorption Isotherm, and Moisture Content of Foods 207; Anthony J. Fontana, Jr. and Brady P. Carter 9. Moisture Effects on Food’s Chemical Stability 227; Leonard N. Bell 10. Water Activity and Physical Stability 255; Gaëlle Roudaut 11. Enthalpy Relaxation and Food Stability 271; Roopesh M. Syamaladevi, Shelly J. Schmidt, Gustavo V. Barbosa‐Cánovas, and Shyam S. Sablani 12. Diffusion and Sorption Kinetics of Water in Foods 287; Theodore P. Labuza and Bilge Altunakar 13. Applications for Dynamic Moisture Sorption Profiles in Foods 311; Brady P. Carter 14. Effects of Water Activity (aw ) on Microbial Stability as a Hurdle in Food Preservation 323; María S. Tapia, Stella M. Alzamora, and Jorge Chirife 15. Baroprotective Effect from Reduced aw 357; Avelina Franco‐Vega, Fátima Reyes‐Jurado, Nelly Ramirez‐Corona, Enrique Palou, and Aurelio Lopez‐Malo 16. Principles of Intermediate‐Moisture Foods and Related Technology 385; Petros S. Taoukis and Michelle Richardson 17. Desorption Phenomena in Food Dehydration Processes 425; Gustavo V. Barbosa‐Cánovas and Pablo Juliano 18. Humidity Caking and Its Prevention 453; Micha Peleg 19. Selected Applications of Water Activity Management in the Food Industry 465; Zamantha Escobedo‐Avellaneda, Verónica Rodriguez‐Martínez, Vinicio Serment‐Moreno, Gonzalo Velázquez, Jorge Welti‐Chanes, and J. Antonio Torres 20. Water Relations in Confections 483; Jade McGill and Richard W. Hartel 21. Applications of Probabilistic Engineering in Food Moisture Management to Meet Product Quality, Safety, and Shelf‐Life Requirements 501; Verónica Rodriguez‐Martínez, Gonzalo Velázquez, Jorge Welti‐Chanes, and J. Antonio Torres 22. Applications of Water Activity in Nonfood Systems 521; Anthony J. Fontana, Jr. and Gaylon S. Campbell 23. The Future of Water Activity in Food Processing and Preservation 535; Cynthia M. Stewart, Kenneth A. Buckle, and Martin B. Cole Appendices A Water Activity of Saturated Salt Solutions 553; Anthony J. Fontana, Jr. B Water Activity of Unsaturated Salt Solutions at 25°C 557; Anthony J. Fontana, Jr. C Water Activity, Isotherm, and Glass Transition Equations 561; Anthony J. Fontana, Jr. and Shafiur Rahman D Minimum Water Activity Limits for Growth of Microorganisms 571; Anthony J. Fontana, Jr. E Water Activity Values of Select Food Ingredients and Products 573; Shelly J. Schmidt and Anthony J. Fontana, Jr. F Water Activity Values of Select Consumer and Pharmaceutical Products 593; Anthony J. Fontana, Jr. and Shelly J. Schmidt Index 595
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Chichester : Wiley Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 664; Food -- Water activity; Food -- Quality
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781118823354
• Related ISBNs: 9781118823385; 9781118823231
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