Water Activity, Water Glass Dynamics, and the Control of Microbiological Growth in Foods

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 465-513

  Chirife, Jorge ^a   Del Pilar Buera, María ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Microbiological growth; Water activity; Water glass dynamics

Indexed keywords

GLASS; WATER;

ARGENTINA; CHEMISTRY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PRESERVATION; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARGENTINA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; GLASS; QUALITY CONTROL; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

EID: 0030138758     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408399609527736     Document Type: Article

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