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Other phase change phenomena are also important. Carbohydrates in the amorphous state may crystallize at lower temperatures, creating more free water for other reactions but reducing the amount of available sugars for reaction (Kim et al., 1981). A characteristic case is the phenomenon of staling of bread (Zobel, 1973). Retrogradation of the amylopectin and a redistribution of moisture between starch and gluten have been implicated in staling. Staling shows a negative temperature effect between 4°C and 40°C, having the maximum rate at 4°C. A number of studies, using a variety of textural indices, were reviewed by Labuza (1982). A typical bread staling Arrhenius plot is shown in Figure 4 with an average "negative E A " of - 9 kcal/mol. Figure 4. Anomalies in Arrhenius behavior. Effect of temperature on rate of bread staling. 28

Glass transition phenomena are also implicated in systems that, at certain temperature ranges, deviate significantly from an Arrhenius behavior. Certain processing conditions or drastic changes in storage conditions, such as rapid cooling and solvent removal, result in formation of metastable glasses, especially in carbohydrate containing foods (MacKenzie, 1977; Roos and Karel,1990; Levine and Slade,1988). Examples of such foods include spray dried milk (Bushill,1965), boiled sweets (White and Cakebread, 1969), frozen solutions (MacKennzie, 1977), whey powder and dehydrated vegetables (Buera and Karel, 1993). Glass transition theory applicable to amorphous polymers has been used for food polymers and compounds of smaller molecular weight. Amorphous glasses undergo a glass to rubber transition at a temperature T g . Above the glass transition temperature,T g , there is a drastic decrease in the viscosity (from an order of 10 12 to 10 3 Pa.sec) (Ferry, 1980) and a substantial increase in the free volume i.e. the space which is not taken by polymer chains themselves. This results in a greater polymer chain mobility and faster reactant diffusion. Often the dependence of the rate of a food reaction on temperature, when Tg is crossed, cannot be described with a single Arrhenius equation. A change of slope (i.e. in activation energy) is observed at Tg. Furthermore, above Tg, in the rubbery state, the activation energy may exhibit a temperature dependency, expressed as a gradually changing slope in the Arrhenius plot. Williams, Landel and Ferry (1955) introduced the WLF equation to empirically model the temperature dependence of mechanical and dielectric relaxations within the rubbery state. It has been proposed (Slade et al, 1989) that the same equation may describe the temperature dependence of of chemical reaction rates within amorphous food matrices, above Tg. In diffusion controlled systems where diffusion is free volume dependent, reaction rate constants can be expressed as function of temperature by the WLF equation (Sapru and Labuza, 1992): 29

Glass transition phenomena are also implicated in systems that, at certain<br />

temperature ranges, deviate significantly from an Arrhenius behavior. Certain processing<br />

conditions or drastic changes in storage conditions, such as rapid cooling and solvent<br />

removal, result in formation <strong>of</strong> metastable glasses, especially in carbohydrate containing<br />

<strong>food</strong>s (MacKenzie, 1977; Roos and Karel,1990; Levine and Slade,1988). Examples <strong>of</strong><br />

such <strong>food</strong>s include spray dried milk (Bushill,1965), boiled sweets (White and Cakebread,<br />

1969), frozen solutions (MacKennzie, 1977), whey powder and dehydrated vegetables<br />

(Buera and Karel, 1993).<br />

Glass transition <strong>the</strong>ory applicable to amorphous polymers has been used for<br />

<strong>food</strong> polymers and compounds <strong>of</strong> smaller molecular weight. Amorphous glasses undergo<br />

a glass to rubber transition at a temperature T g . Above <strong>the</strong> glass transition temperature,T g ,<br />

<strong>the</strong>re is a drastic decrease in <strong>the</strong> viscosity (from an order <strong>of</strong> <strong>10</strong> 12 to <strong>10</strong> 3 Pa.sec) (Ferry,<br />

1980) and a substantial increase in <strong>the</strong> free volume i.e. <strong>the</strong> space which is not taken by<br />

polymer chains <strong>the</strong>mselves. This results in a greater polymer chain mobility and faster<br />

reactant diffusion. Often <strong>the</strong> dependence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> rate <strong>of</strong> a <strong>food</strong> reaction on temperature,<br />

when Tg is crossed, cannot be described with a single Arrhenius equation. A change <strong>of</strong><br />

slope (i.e. in activation energy) is observed at Tg. Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, above Tg, in <strong>the</strong> rubbery<br />

state, <strong>the</strong> activation energy may exhibit a temperature dependency, ex<strong>press</strong>ed as a gradually<br />

changing slope in <strong>the</strong> Arrhenius plot. Williams, Landel and Ferry (1955) introduced <strong>the</strong><br />

WLF equation to empirically model <strong>the</strong> temperature dependence <strong>of</strong> mechanical and<br />

dielectric relaxations within <strong>the</strong> rubbery state. It has been proposed (Slade et al, 1989) that<br />

<strong>the</strong> same equation may describe <strong>the</strong> temperature dependence <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong> chemical reaction rates<br />

within amorphous <strong>food</strong> matrices, above Tg. In diffusion controlled systems where<br />

diffusion is free volume dependent, reaction rate constants can be ex<strong>press</strong>ed as function <strong>of</strong><br />

temperature by <strong>the</strong> WLF equation (Sapru and Labuza, 1992):<br />

29

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