Non-linear effects in moisture adsorption by chocolate

Authors
Antunes, ACB Antunes, LJ
Citation
Acb. Antunes et Lj. Antunes, Non-linear effects in moisture adsorption by chocolate, INT J FOOD, 35(3), 2000, pp. 323-329
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
09505423 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
323 - 329
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-5423(200006)35:3<323:NEIMAB>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We show that the moisture adsorption by a chocolate film is best described by a non-linear diffusion equation. We found an approximate analytical solu tion and determined the diffusion parameters by fitting this solution to ex perimental data. An adsorption experiment alone may be used to determine th e moisture transmission properties of the material, significantly reducing the experimental effort.