Foreword xvii
Chapter 1 Dehydration Processes and their Influence on Powder Properties 1
1.1. Overview of operations 2
1.1.1. Concentration by evaporation 2
1.1.2. Drying 8
1.2. Properties of dehydrated products 20
1.2.1. Biochemical and physicochemical properties 22
1.2.2. Microbiological properties 34
1.2.3. Properties of use 34
1.3. Bibliography 41
Chapter 2 Determination of Dry Matter and Total Dry Matter 45
2.1. Determination of free moisture or dry matter 46
2.1.1. Purpose and range of application 46
2.1.2. Definition 46
2.1.3. Principle 46
2.1.4. Reagents and other products 46
2.1.5. Instruments and glassware 46
2.1.6. Safety 47
2.1.7. Procedure 47
2.1.8. Expression of results 48
2.1.9. Remarks 48
2.1.10. Precision values 49
2.1.11. Examples 49
2.2. Determination of total moisture or total dry matter 50
2.2.1. Purpose and range of application 50
2.2.2. Definition 51
2.2.3. Principle 51
2.2.4. Reagents and other products 51
2.2.5. Instruments and glassware 51
2.2.6. Safety 53
2.2.7. Procedure 53
2.2.8. Expression of results 54
2.2.9. Remarks 55
2.2.10. Precision values 56
2.2.11. Analysis report 57
2.2.12. Examples 57
2.3. Bibliography 57
Chapter 3 Determination of Nitrogen Fractions 59
3.1. Determination of the total nitrogen content (Kjeldahl method) 60
3.1.1. Purpose and range of application 60
3.1.2. Definition 60
3.1.3. Principle 60
3.1.4. Reagents and other products 61
3.1.5. Instruments and glassware 61
3.1.6. Safety 62
3.1.7. Procedure 62
3.1.8. Expression of results 65
3.1.9. Precision values 66
3.1.10. Examples 66
3.1.11. Annex 67
3.2. Determination of the nitrogen content soluble at pH 4.60 69
3.2.1. Purpose and range of application 69
3.2.2. Definition 69
3.2.3. Principle 69
3.2.4. Reagents and other products 69
3.2.5. Instruments and glassware 70
3.2.6. Safety 70
3.2.7. Procedure 70
3.2.8. Expression of results 72
3.2.9. Precision values 73
3.2.10. Examples 73
3.2.11. Annex 73
3.3. Determination of the non-protein nitrogen content 76
3.3.1. Purpose and range of application 76
3.3.2. Definition 76
3.3.3. Principle 76
3.3.4. Reagents and other products 76
3.3.5. Instruments and glassware 77
3.3.6. Safety 77
3.3.7. Procedure 77
3.3.8. Expression of results 78
3.3.9. Precision values 79
3.3.10. Examples 80
3.3.11. Annex 80
3.4. Determination of non-denatured whey protein nitrogen in skimmed milk powder 82
3.4.1. Purpose and range of application 82
3.4.2. Definition 82
3.4.3. Principle 82
3.4.4. Expression of results 83
3.4.5. Remarks 83
3.4.6. Examples 84
3.5. Protein nitrogen conversion factors based on amino acid composition in the case of milk and soy 85
3.5.1. Methods for the determination of the conversion factor 85
3.5.2. Conversion factors for milk, specific milk proteins, certain milk products and infant formulas 86
3.5.3. Conversion factors for soy and its derivatives 88
3.5.4. Conclusion 90
3.6. Bibliography 90
Chapter 4 Determination of the Rate of Lactose Crystallisation 93
4.1. Definitions 94
4.2. Principle 95
4.2.1. Determination of the moisture content 95
4.2.2. Determination of the total moisture content 95
4.3. Expression of results 95
4.4. Remarks 95
4.5. Examples 96
4.6. Bibliography 96
Chapter 5 Determination of Total Fat and Free Fat Content 99
5.1. Determination of total fat content 100
5.1.1. Purpose and range of application 100
5.1.2. Definition 101
5.1.3. Principle 101
5.1.4. Reagents and other products 101
5.1.5. Instruments and glassware 101
5.1.6. Safety 102
5.1.7. Procedure 102
5.1.8. Expression of results 105
5.1.9. Remarks 106
5.1.10. Precision values 106
5.1.11. Examples 106
5.2. Determination of free fat content 107
5.2.1. Purpose and range of application 107
5.2.2. Definition 107
5.2.3. Principle 107
5.2.4. Reagents and other products 107
5.2.5. Instruments and glassware 107
5.2.6. Safety 108
5.2.7. Procedure 108
5.2.8. Expression of results 109
5.2.9. Remarks 109
5.2.10. Precision values 110
5.2.11. Analysis report 110
5.2.12. Examples 110
5.3. Bibliography 111
Chapter 6 Determination of the Ash Content 113
6.1. Definitions 114
6.2. Principle 114
6.3. Instruments and glassware 114
6.4. Personal protection 114
6.5. Procedure 114
6.5.1. Preparation of the sample 114
6.5.2. Preparation of the crucible 115
6.5.3. Sample 115
6.5.4. Measurement 115
6.6. Expression of results 116
6.7. Precision values 116
6.7.1. Repeatability 116
6.8. Examples 116
6.9. Bibliography 118
Chapter 7 Determination of Particle Size and Friability 119
7.1. Definition 119
7.2. Principle 119
7.3. Methods 120
7.3.1. Sieve particle size analysis 120
7.3.2. Laser particle size analysis 120
7.4. Reagents and other products 120
7.5. Instruments and glassware 120
7.5.1. Sieve particle size analysis 120
7.5.2. Laser particle size analysis 121
7.6. Personal protection 121
7.7. Procedure 121
7.7.1. Sieve particle size analysis 121
7.7.2. Laser particle size analysis 121
7.8. Expression of results 121
7.8.1. Sieve particle size analysis 121
7.8.2. Laser particle size analysis 122
7.8.3. Friability 123
7.9. Remarks 123
7.9.1. Particle size analysis 123
7.9.2. Sieve particle size analysis 124
7.9.3. Mesh size less than 120 mm 124
7.10. Precision values 124
7.10.1. Repeatability 124
7.11. Examples 125
7.12. Bibliography 127
Chapter 8 Determination of Flowability and Floodability Indices 129
8.1. Definition 129
8.1.1. Flowability-fluidity 129
8.1.2. Floodability 130
8.2. Principle 130
8.2.1. Flowability-fluidity 130
8.2.2. Floodability 130
8.3. Reagents and other products 130
8.4. Instruments and glassware 130
8.4.1. The main unit 131
8.4.2. Accessories 131
8.5. Procedure 132
8.5.1. Flowability-fluidity 132
8.5.2. Floodability 136
8.6. Expression of results 137
8.6.1. Flowability-fluidity 137
8.6.2. Floodability 137
8.7. Remarks 137
8.8. Precision values 140
8.8.1. Repeatability 140
8.9. Examples 140
8.10. Bibliography 143
Chapter 9 Determination of Density, Interstitial Air Content and Occluded Air Content 145
9.1. Definition 146
9.2. Principle 146
9.3. Methods 146
9.3.1. Bulk density, rB and tapped density, rT 146
9.3.2. True density, rTR 147
9.4. Equipment and glassware 147
9.4.1. Bulk density, rB and tapped density, rT 147
9.4.2. True density, rTR 147
9.5. Safety 147
9.5.1. Personal protection 147
9.6. Procedure 147
9.6.1. Bulk density, rB and tapped density, rT 147
9.6.2. True density, rTR 148
9.7. Expression of results 148
9.7.1. Bulk density (rB) 148
9.7.2. Tapped density (rT) 149
9.7.3. True density (rTR) 149
9.7.4. Interstitial air (IA) 149
9.7.5. Occluded air (OA) 149
9.8. Remarks 149
9.8.1. True density 149
9.8.2. True volume 150
9.9. Precision values 151
9.9.1. Repeatability 151
9.10. Examples 151
9.11. Bibliography 154
Chapter 10 Determination of Colour and Appearance 155
10.1. Determination of colour 155
10.1.1. Definitions 155
10.1.2. Principle 157
10.1.3. Instruments and glassware 158
10.1.4. Procedure 158
10.1.5. Expression of results 158
10.1.6. Precision values 160
10.1.7. Examples 160
10.2. Determination of the presence of scorched particles 161
10.2.1. Definition 161
10.2.2. Principle 162
10.2.3. Instruments and glassware 162
10.2.4. Reagent 162
10.2.5. Procedure 162
10.2.6. Expression of results 163
10.2.7. Precision values 164
10.2.8. Remarks 164
10.2.9. Examples 164
10.3. Bibliography 164
Chapter 11 Determination of the Sorption Isotherm, Water Activity and Hygroscopicity of Powders 167
11.1. Determination of water activity 168
11.1.1. Definition 168
11.1.2. Principle 169
11.1.3. Method 169
11.1.4. Instruments and glassware 170
11.1.5. Personal protection 170
11.1.6. Procedure 170
11.1.7. Expression of results 170
11.1.8. Remarks 171
11.1.9. Precision values 171
11.1.10. Examples 171
11.2. Determination of the sorption isotherm 173
11.2.1. Definition 173
11.2.2. Principle 173
11.2.3. Methods 173
11.2.4. Reagents and other products 175
11.2.5. Equipment and glassware 175
11.2.6. Personal protection 175
11.2.7. Procedure 175
11.2.8. Expression of results 176
11.2.9. Remarks 177
11.2.10. Precision values 178
11.2.11. Examples 178
11.3. Determination of hygroscopicity 184
11.3.1. Definition 184
11.3.2. Principle 184
11.3.3. Reagents and other products 184
11.3.4. Equipment and glassware 184
11.3.5. Personal protection 184
11.3.6. Procedure 184
11.3.7. Expression of results 185
11.3.8. Remarks 186
11.3.9. Precision values 187
11.3.10. Examples 187
11.4. Bibliography 189
Chapter 12 Determination of Glass Transition Temperature Range 191
12.1. Definition 191
12.2. Principle 192
12.3. Methods 192
12.3.1. Differential scanning calorimetry 192
12.3.2. Rheological method 193
12.4. Instruments and glassware 193
12.4.1. Differential calorimetry 193
12.4.2. Rheological method 194
12.5. Personal protection 194
12.6. Procedure 194
12.6.1. Differential calorimetry 194
12.6.2. Rheological method 195
12.7. Expression of results 195
12.7.1. Differential calorimetry 195
12.7.2. Rheological method 196
12.8. Remarks 196
12.8.1. Adapt methods depending on powders being analysed 196
12.8.2. Conventional or modulated temperature differential scanning calorimetry 197
12.8.3. Tg values determined by differential scanning calorimetry and rheological analysis 197
12.9. Precision values 198
12.9.1. Repeatability 198
12.10. Examples 198
12.11. Bibliography 201
Chapter 13 Determination of Rehydration Ability 203
13.1. Determination of wettability 204
13.1.1. Definition 204
13.1.2. Principle 204
13.1.3. Instruments and glassware 204
13.1.4. Procedure 204
13.1.5. Expression of results 205
13.1.6. Remarks 205
13.1.7. Precision values 205
13.1.8. Examples 206
13.2. Determination of dispersibility 207
13.2.1. Definition 207
13.2.2. Principle 207
13.2.3. Instruments and glassware 207
13.2.4. Procedure 207
13.2.5. Expression of results 208
13.2.6. Remarks 208
13.2.7. Precision values 209
13.2.8. Examples 209
13.3. Determination of solubility 209
13.3.1. Definition 209
13.3.2. Principle 210
13.3.3. Reagents and other products 210
13.3.4. Instruments and glassware 211
13.3.5. Procedure 211
13.3.6. Expression of results 212
13.3.7. Remarks 212
13.3.8. Precision values 213
13.3.9. Examples 213
13.4. Bibliography 215
Chapter 14 Summary and General Conclusion 217
Index 227
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