Analysis of structural changes of starch gels of the polymer content from 0.05 g/cm3 to 0.10 g/cm3 has been performed on the basis of results of a study by the DMT A and lH NMR methods. For gels of starch concentration below 0.08 g/cm3, the changes of the rigidity modulus are insignificant; a small increase is observed only in the first three hours of measurements. Gels of a higher starch content are characterised by much higher initial value of the rigidity modulus, which significantly increases with the time of measurements. The values of the rigidity modulus are determined by the density of network segments. In the systems with starch concentration up to 0.08 g/cm3, the initial and the final concentrations of the network segments show insignificant differences, while for the gels of a higher starch content these concentrations differ significantly. As follows from results of NMR relaxometry experiment, in the gels of a polymer concentration up to 0.08 g/cm3 no changes in water dynamics in time have occurred. In those of starch concentration above 0.08 g/cm3, the relaxation rate of water has changed in time. The maximum in the water relaxation rate observed after 3-4 hours of measurements indicates the process of water fixing in hydrates. A further monotonie decrease of the relaxation rate suggests that the water initially involved in the gel structure formation is evacuated from the starch network. This process should be related to respiralisation of amylopectin chains, whose participation in the gel structure formation increases with increasing polymer concentration. The results suggest that for the starch gels of polymer content lower than 0.08 g/cm3 the gel structure formed on cooling is saved and not subject to development. In the time range studied no changes in the parameters studied which could suggest the occurrence of starch rétrogradation have been observed, which has been interpreted as a result of a small contribution of amylopectin chains in formation of the gel spatial network.
Str faecalis with respect to its thermal stability is used for evaluation of the pasteurization effectiveness in canned meat. In this work conventional doses of heating expressed as P (Tₒ=72°C, z= 10°C) required for sterilization of luncheon meat contaminated with Str. faecalis (10⁶ cfu) and containing various concentrations of NaCI (2, 3 and 3.5%) and starch (2, 4 and 6%) were determined. The relation was described as follows: y = 6.242 - 0.997 where r = -0.9549. The heat doses expressed as P = 5 min and P = 10 min assured pasteurization of canned meat at aw ≥ 0.985 and 0.955 to 0.972, respectively. Theoretical calculations indicate that pasteurization value P = 6.26 min assures sterilization of the examined tins.
Experimental milk desserts were composed of reconstituted skimmed milk powder and whey protein isolate as a source of proteins, normal and waxy maize starch, potato starch and hydroxy propyl distarch phosphate (HPDP) as thickeners and i-carrageenan (l-C) as gelling agent. The protein and starch concentration varied between 0 and 6%, sugar between 0 and 20% and that of i-C between 0 and 0.4%. The desserts were heat treated at 100, 110 or 120°C for 10, 20 or 30 minutes. The firmness of the desserts after 24 hours of storage at 20°C, was determined by a cone penetrometric method and expressed as stress in Pa. The logarithm of the stress was a linear function of protein and starch content and of the logarithm of the i-C concentration (g/100 g). To multiply the firmness of the experimental desserts by a factor of ten, it was necessary to increase the whey protein concentration by 11 to 15 g/100 g depending on the type of starch used. The same effect could be obtained with 5 to 9 g/100 g of starch. When the i-C concentration increased tenfold the stress level was multiplied by a factor of 2.6 to 4. The desserts' firmness also depended on the heating time and temperature, even if this effect was small.
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