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Some effects of reducing, during storage, the water content of dehydrated strip potato
Author(s) -
Hearne J. F.,
Tapsfield D.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740070308
Subject(s) - browning , chemistry , water content , moisture , sulfur dioxide , food science , free water , desiccant , sulfur , horticulture , environmental science , biology , inorganic chemistry , environmental engineering , organic chemistry , geotechnical engineering , engineering
The effect of various levels of moisture content of dehydrated potato on the relationship of ‘total’ and ‘free’ sulphur dioxide contents has been studied and the influence of these relationships on the development of non‐enzymic browning has been noted. The use of ‘in‐package’ desiccants to reduce moisture contents reduces the rate of loss during storage of the total sulphite previously added to the potato. Free sulphur dioxide is also found to decrease during storage until the moisture content reaches a critical low value. At or below this moisture level, loss of ‘free’ sulphur dioxide is prevented, and in fact at moderate temperatures of storage it may actually increase. It is suggested that for potatoes of the variety and condition tested, the onset of non‐enzymic browning would be delayed beyond 52 weeks by ensuring that ‘free’ sulphur dioxide levels were maintained at not less than 250 p.p.m.