Particle size and concentration adjustments of tomato products for Howard mold count

Autor: R, Bandler, S M, Cichowicz, S, Cichowicz, D, Floyd, J, Kaminski, G, Russell, W, Senff, R, Trauba
Rok vydání: 1981
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Zdroj: Journal - Association of Official Analytical Chemists. 64(3)
ISSN: 0004-5756
Popis: The present AOAC method for mold counts of tomato products (44.096) provides no inter-product standardization of concentration among juice, sauce, paste, puree, and catsup; no intra-product standardization of concentration for juice, sauce, and catsup; and no adjustment for degree of comminution. Use of the official method, therefore, could result in an artificially increased mold count for products which have undergone extreme comminution. A new method was developed to adjust all products to the same concentration and grind them to a uniform particle size, thereby ensuring comparable mold counts on products produced by different processes. Collaborative study results showed equal repeatability for both the official and the proposed methods and a lower coefficient of variation for the proposed method.
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