LITERATURE ABSTRACTS

GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Thermal Denaturation of Proteins in Post Rigor Muscle Tissue as Studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Eva Stabursvik and Harald Martens. GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Effect of Milk Concentration on the Nature of Curd Formed During Renneting, A Theoretical Discussion. D.G. Dalgleish. GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Hardening of Food Texture Induced by Microwave Irradiation. III. Changes in Starch Granules Under Conditions of Limited Water. A. Higo, M. Okubo and S. Michiko GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Infared and Laser-Raman Spectroscopic Studies of Thermally-Induced Globular Protein Gels. A.H. Clark, D.H.P. Saunderson and A. Suggett. GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Electron Microscopy of Network Structures in Thermally-Induced Globular Protein Gels. A.H. Clark, F.J. Judge, J.B. Richards, J.M. Stubbs and A. Suggett. GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Cs NMR in the Sol Gel State of Aqueous Carrageenan. Selective Site Binding of Cesium and Potassium Ions in Kappa-Carrageenan Gels. H. Grasdalen and O. Smidsrod. GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Relationship of Chewing Sounds to Judgments of Food Crispness. C.M. Christensen and Z.M. Vickers. GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Apparent Activation Energy of Viscous Flow in Pectin Jellies. R.H. Walter and R.M. Sherman. GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Ultrastructural Examination of Egg Albumen Protein Foams. T.M. Johnson and M.E. Zabik. GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Network Structure in Gels of Rod-like Polypeptides. K. Tohyama and W.G. Miller GENERAL PRINCIPLES: Dynamic Viscoelastic Properties of Gelatin Gels in Glycerol-Water Mixtures. J.L. Laurent, P.A. Janmey and J.D. Ferry. INSTRUMENTATION & METHODOLOGY: A Simple Centrifugal Method for Measuring Expressible Moisture, A Water Binding Property of Muscle Foods. C.A. Jauregui, J.M. Regenstein and R.C. Baker. INSTRUMENTATION & METHODOLOGY: Measuring the Breakage Susceptibility of Shelled Corn. B.S. Miller, J.W. Hughes, R. Rousser and Y. Pomeranz. INSTRUMENTATION & METHODOLOGY: Measurement of Corn Kernel Hardness. T.L. Tran, J.M. deMan and V.F. Rasper. INSTRUMENTATION & METHODOLOGY: Measuring the Breakage Susceptibility of Soybeans. B.S. Miller, J.H. Hughes, Y. Pomeranz and G.D. Booth. INSTRUMENTATION & METHODOLOGY: Influence of Postmortem Aging Period on the Fragmentation Index of Bovine Longissimus Muscle. A.B. Cole Jr. and G. W. Davis. INSTRUMENTATION & METHODOLOGY: Low-Shear, Small Volume Viscoelastometer. K.S. Zaner, R. Fotland, and T.P. Stossel. INSTRUMENTATION & METHODOLOGY: A New Method and Apparatus for Measuring Foam Stability. G. Nishoika (NASA, George C. Marshall OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS: The Effect of Stabilisers on the Viscosity of an Ice Cream Mix. John I.L. Cottrell, Geoffrey Pass and Glyn O. Phillips OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS: Rheological Studies of Agar-Agar Gels Prepared from Makusa (Gelidium Amansii) Gathered in Different Seasons. M. Watase and K. Nishinari. OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENTS: Effect of Sodium Hydroxide Pretreatment on the Relaxation Spectrum of Concentrated Agar-Agar Gels. M. Watase and K. Nishinari. SENSORY MEASUREMENTS: Sensory Textural Properties of Stabilized Ice Cream. L.J. Moore and C.F. Shoemaker. SENSORY MEASUREMENTS: Evaluation of Textural Characteristics Produced in Cottage Cheese Creamed with Selected Dressings. H.R. Cooper and T.A. Watts. SENSORY MEASUREMENTS: Potential Fallacy of Correlating Hedonic Responses with Physical and Chemical Measurements. A.S. Trant, R.M. Pangborn and A.C. Little. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Objective and Subjective Texture Evaluation of Irradiation Sterilized Meat Products. R.A. Segars, A.V. Cardello and J.S. Cohen. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Effect of Lipophilization of Soy Protein on Its Emulsion Stabilizing Properties. H. Aoki, O. Taneyama, N. Orimo and I. Kitagawa. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Changes in the Tenderness of Meat Cooked at 50–65d?C. P.E. Bouton and P.V. Harris. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Effect of Water Activity on the Sensory Crispness and Mechanical Deformation of Snack Food Products. E.E. Katz and T.P. Labuza. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Determining the Radial Distribution of Specific Gravity Within Potato Tubers. A.R. Quarmby. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Improved Method for Preparation of Fruit-Simulating Alginate Gels. C. Pelaez and Marcus Karel. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Recipes for Improvement of Scooperability of Ice Cream. F. Bray. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Molds in Brined Cucumbers: Cause of Softening During Air-Purging of Fermentations. R.N. Costilow, K. Gates and M.L. Lacy. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Influence of Heat and SO₂ Treatments on Some Quality Characteristics of Intermediate Moisture Bananas. A. Levi, J.R. Ramirez-Martinez and H. Padua. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Processing of Grapefruit Segments Containing Membranes. H. Hannan Jr. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Physical Properties of Milk and Milk Products I Hardness, Breaking Energy and Elastic Modulus of Milk Rennet Curd. T. Ohashi, S. Haga, H. Fujino, S. Taniyama, K. Yamauchi and T. Akiyame. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: As measured with a rheometer, hardness, breaking strength and elastic modulus of rennet curd varied significantly among different milk samples. Positive correlations were found among these three physical parameters. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: The Influence of Collagen on the Rheological Properties of Meat Homogenates. M. Sadowska, Z.E. Sikorski and M. Dobosz. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Effect of Heat Treatment on the Flow Properties of Aqueous Guar Gum and CMC Solutions. M.A. Rao, R.H. Walter and H.J. Cooley. FACTORS AFFECTING TEXTURE: Texture Profile Analysis of Patties Made from Mixed and Flake-Cut Mechanically Deboned Poultry Meat. C.E. Lyon, B.C. Lyon, C.E. Davis, and W.E. Townsend.