title: Modeling texture kinetics during thermal processing of potato products.
abstract: A kinetic model based on 2 irreversible serial chemical reactions has been proposed to fit experimental data of texture changes during thermal processing of potato products. The model links dimensionless maximum force F*(MAX) with processing time. Experimental texture changes were obtained during frying of French fries and potato chips at different temperatures, while literature data for blanching/cooking of potato cubes have been considered. A satisfactory agreement between experimental and predicted values was observed, with root mean square values (RMSs) in the range of 4.7% to 16.4% for French fries and 16.7% to 29.3% for potato chips. In the case of blanching/cooking, the proposed model gave RMSs in the range of 1.2% to 17.6%, much better than the 6.2% to 44.0% obtained with the traditional 1st-order kinetics. The model is able to predict likewise the transition from softening to hardening of the tissue during frying.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Univ. de Santiago de Chile (USACH), P.O. Box 10233, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Moyano
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Troncoso
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pedreschi
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003296:Cooking / Q000379:methods*; D005511:Food Handling / Q000379:methods*; D005524:Food Technology; D007700:Kinetics; D008433:Mathematics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors