FNSC5110water and water activity外文学习材料.pdfVIP

FNSC5110 Lectures on Water and water activity by Prof. Peter CK Cheung Email: petercheung@.hk Tel: 1 Highlights of Lecture • Introduction • Water structure: physical characteristics and water-solute interactions • Water activity: definition, sorption isotherms • Reaction rates and water content: physical changes, chemical reactions and microbial growth • Importance of water activity 2 Water structure • Water content of foods [Table 1-1] • Physical characteristics [Table 1-2] • Classification of water states in foods [Table 2.1] • Classification of types of water-solute interactions [Table 3] • Hydrophobic hydration and hydrophobic association [Figure 10] 3 4 5 6 [Fennema] 7 Water-solute interactions Dipole-ion interaction Dipole-dipole interaction 8 [Fennema] Hydrophobic hydration Hydrophobic association [Fennema] 9 Hydrophobic interaction 10 [Fennema]