Two field and laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of superabsorbent polymer (SAP) and irrigation management on seed and essential oil yields of Cumin, as well as the impact of water quality on water holding capacity of SAP. Salinity had a negative effect on the amount of water absorbed by SAP (335 and 59 g H2O per g SAP, for distilled water and solution of 0.5% NaCl...

In case of fiber suspensions created in water, important factors that characterize individual types of fiber are water holding capacity (WHC), swelling capacity, and water retention capacity (WRC). There are few methods used to measure these properties, however, for many sources, the different circumstances in which measurements were conducted (Vissotto et al., 2014), have resulted in a compari...

The current pork slaughter process is primarily optimized to reduce cooler shrink and the incidence of PSE pork. Elimination of the halothane gene and improved preslaughter handling have decreased the incidence of PSE pork and improved the water-holding capacity of the muscle; however, the chilling process has not been optimized to accommodate these changes. The hypothesis that stepwise chillin...

in this study, wasinvestigated the effect of two thickening agents, carboxymethyl cellulose (cmc) and guar on the rheological properties of set fruit yogurt. viscoelastic modulus (g' , g'), apparent viscosity and complex viscosity increased and loss factor decreased by increasing carboxymethyl cellulose and guar content up to 0.2% and 0.06% respectively. however, in the concentrations...