The correlation between water activity and % moisture in honey: Fundamental aspects and application to Argentine honeys

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 287-292

  Chirife, Jorge ^a   Zamora, María Clara ^a,b   Motto, Aldo ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA   (Argentina)

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

Author keywords

Moisture; Fructose; Glucose; Honey; Sugars; Water activity

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MOISTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUGARS; WATER;

; HONEY; SUGAR SOLUTIONS; WATER ACTIVITY;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 24344486131     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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