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WEIGHT LOSS DURING FROZEN STORAGE OF BUTTER IN BLOCKS.

[In Danish. / En danois.]

Author(s) : DANMARK H., JENSEN G. K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

25-KG BLOCKS OF MILD-RIPENED UNSALTED BUTTER (PH 5.3) WERE PACKED IN PARCHMENT, ALUMINIUM FOIL, POLYETHYLENE (PE), GREASEPROOF PAPER, COLOURED AND TRANSPARENT HIGH-DENSITY PE, AND LINEAR LOW-DENSITY PE AND STORED AT 249 K (-24 DE BUTTER WAS EXAMINED AFTER 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, 18 AND 24 MONTHS AND WEIGHT LOSS ON FREEZING, RAPID OR SLOW THAWING, MOISTURE CONTENT GRADIENT, FLAVOUR AND AROMA EVALUATION, AND SURFACE MOULD GROWTH WERE DETERMINED. WEIGHT LOSS WAS MOST RAPID DURING 1ST MONTH ; IT WAS HIGHEST WITH PARCHMENT OR GREASEPROOF PAPER PACKAGING (AVERAGE 23 G/CARTON) AND LOWEST WITH ALUMINIUM FOIL (AVERAGE 3 G/CARTON). SLOW AND RAPID THAWING RESPECTIVELY INCREASED WEIGHT LOSS TO 27 AND 40-50 G/CARTON FOR PARCHMENT OR GREASEPROOF PAPER PACKAGING. WEIGHT LOSS ON SLOW THAWING RANGED FROM 5 TO 15 G/CARTON FOR THE OTHER PACKAGING TYPES. (DAIRY SCI. ABSTR., GB., 51, N 7, 1989/07, 294, 2527.

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  • Original title: [In Danish. / En danois.]
  • Record ID : 1990-0213
  • Languages: Danish
  • Source: Mölkeritidende - vol. 101 - n. 19
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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