——水活度能揭示面粉的什么特性？

你能通过只是简单测试碾磨处理过程中的面粉的水分活度，来看出来面粉的不同之处么？

过去的几个月里，Decagon食品实验室一直在研究不同调和技术所处理的面粉，看看是否可以检测出面粉在碾磨之前是否被妥善的处理了。

他们同时也研究了柔软的和坚硬的面粉，颗粒大小不同的面粉以及不同调和技术下的面粉之间的吸附性能的差别。

其结果对于那些与谷物加工产品打交道的人和对通过检测水活度来评估原材料质量有兴趣的人们将是非常有趣的。
 

研讨会题目：水活度能揭示面粉的什么特性？

主讲人：Brady Carter, Decagon资深研究员

时间：北京时间2014年10月22日，0:00-1:00

注册会议链接：

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/541719810?utm_source=PTT+Full+List&utm_campaign=3778577939-October_PTT_VS_Announcement10_7_2014&utm_medium=&utm_term=0_80d9d64bbd-3778577939-311351577

更多网上研讨会信息，请查看下面的列表：

 October Virtual Seminar:
What a_w Reveals About Flour

Can you detect differences in the way flour was handled during the milling process simply by measuring its water activity? 

Over the last several months, the Decagon food lab has been looking at flours (white and farina) made with different tempering techniques to see if you can l whether the flour was handled properly prior to milling.

They’ve also been looking at differences in sorption properties between hard and soft flours, flours of different particle sizes, and flours treated differently during tempering. 

The results will be interesting to anyone who works with grain-based products—and to anyone interested in using water activity to assess the quality of raw ingredients.

Title: What a_w Reveals About Flour 
Presenter: Brady Carter, Senior Research Scientist, Decagon Devices 
Date: October 21, 2014 9-10 am PDT 

November Virtual Seminar: 
Tree Nuts

There's a moisture sweet spot in almonds, pistachios, pecans, walnuts. Too wet and they mold, too dry and they break in the bag. 

Historically, the industry has used moisture content to make this measurement, but many manufactures have no faith in the moisture numbers. You can have in-spec product that molds in storage. 

The Decagon food lab has some recent findings to share on this topic, including:

? How you can establish a moisture specification that prevents mold and reduces breakage

? How to improve the consistency and reliability of moisture content measurements

? Whether or not you can see an inflection point in the isotherm of a tree nut

? A survey of the water activity of commercially available nut products
Presenter: Brady Carter, Senior Research Scientist, Decagon Devices
Title: Water Activity for Nuts
Date: November 18, 2014 9-10 am PST

Register here.

Coming Up: The Water Activity Series

Extend your knowledge of water activity with the three-part water activity course. Seminars will include a live question and answer session at the end.

Presenter: Brady Carter, Senior Research Scientist, Decagon Devices
Title: Water Activity 101
Date: November 12, 2014, 9-10 am PST 
 

Register here.

Presenter: Brady Carter, Senior Research Scientist, Decagon Devices
Title: Water Activity 201
Date: January 15, 2015 9-10 am PST 
 

Register here.

Presenter: Brady Carter, Senior Research Scientist, Decagon Devices
Title: Water Activity 301
Date: February 18, 2015 10-11 am PST

Register here.