Volume 11, Issue 2 p. 109-116

Prediction of the effect of temperature on water sorption isotherms of food material

H. A. IGLESIAS

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H. A. IGLESIAS

Authors' address: Departamento de Industrias, Facultad de Ciencias Exactus y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Search for more papers by this author
J. CHIRIFE

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J. CHIRIFE

Authors' address: Departamento de Industrias, Facultad de Ciencias Exactus y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Search for more papers by this author
First published: April 1976
Citations: 245

Summary

An empirically modified two-parameter multilayer adsorption equation is shown to take into account the effect of temperature on the water sorption isotherms of some food materials. Characteristic parameters of the sorption equation for each food tested are presented.

The equation should be of value in predicting the shelf life behaviour of food products at different storage temperatures.