Relationship between electrical conductivity and water activity of starch-water composites

E. Morales-Sánchez, M. L. Reyes-Vega, M. Gaytán-Martínez, J. D. Figueroa-Cárdenas, G. Velázquez

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Abstract

When electrical conductivity (EC) is studied in food hydrocolloids, such as starch, molecular structure is important because conductivity depends on the interaction of water with charged carboxyl group or hydroxyl groups (Marcotte et al. 1998). Several authors have found that EC of starch-water composites increases with temperature and decreases during starch gelatinization (Wang and Sastry 1997; Karapantsios et al. 2000; Li et al. 2004). This behavior is explained considering granule swelling, increase of viscosity, and reduction of the area for starch particle movement. Decreasing water content in the material decreases EC (Lewicki Piotr 2004).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFood Engineering Series
PublisherSpringer
Pages527-531
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameFood Engineering Series
ISSN (Print)1571-0297

Keywords

  • Electrical conductivity
  • Gelatinization
  • Starch
  • Water activity

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