Determination of water activity from composition in Valdeteja cheese

Authors

  • Roberto Martín Sarmiento
  • Ana Bernardo Álvarez
  • Josefa González Prieto
  • J. M. Rodríguez Tuero
  • María Montserrat González Raurich
  • Francisco Javier Carballo García

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18002/analesdeveterinaria.v35.7898

Keywords:

Cheese, water activity

Abstract

Results obtained in determining Aw of Valdeteja cheese by Marcos et al (1981), Rüegg and Blanc (1983) and Fernández-Salguero et al (1986) equations and by the ormula Aw = 1,00937 - 0,00898 (NaC1) - 0,00274 (Ash - NaC1), developed in our laboratory, are checked. The later yields the best data (accuracy = ± 0,008). The one by Rüegg & Blanc gives good values too. Those of Fernández-Salguero et al were also very precises, but they must be slightly modified to apply then to this type of cheese.

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Published

1989-01-02

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Research papers