ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Three food colorants, namely FD&C Blue No. 1, Red No. 40, and Yellow No. 5, were absorbed on glass beads and reabsorbed on powdered citric acid, malic acid, sucrose, and sodium chloride. At water activities below 0.58, the migration pattern of the pigment from the original host to a fresh carrier, of the same or different chemical species, served as a measure of the relative surface affinity between the pigment and the host powder. The pigments showed maximum affinity to citric acid and to a somewhat lesser extent to malic acid and sucrose. Their affinity to sodium chloride was the least intensive. Small particle size increased the interparticle affinity of dry powders. At water activities higher than a critical water-activity region (between 0.33–0.58), all pigment migration practically came to a halt, probably as a result of stabilization of the pigment-carrier agglomerates by liquid bridges.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1988.tb07754.x
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