ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Investigations of post-harvest spoilage of dry beans have been inconclusive about the moisture level at which loss of quality will occur. This study evaluated and compared different moisture equilibration and moisture determination methods used with dry beans in previous investigations. Our results indicated that significant variation among individual dry beans existed for all methods of moisture equilibration especially with direct addition of water. No significant differences were found among methods of moisture analysis. Storage of pinto beans with a moisture content of 14.1% (aw= 0.755) or less is recommended for microbial stability. Because of bean to bean variation, a mean and coefficient of variation for moisture content of a representative sample of beans described the condition of the beans better than a mean alone.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1980.tb04087.x
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