Research Article

Change in water activity of some Turkish hazelnut cultivars at different moistures and temperatures

Volume: 11 Number: 1 July 31, 2022
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Change in water activity of some Turkish hazelnut cultivars at different moistures and temperatures

Abstract

Objective: Observation of the changes in water activity values of some Turkish hazelnut cultivars at different moisture levels (ML) at varying ambient temperatures. Thus, especially in hazelnut storage and transfer processes, regulations regarding the protection of the quality of the product under changing humidity and temperature conditions are foreseen. Materials and Methods: In this study, water activity (aw) of Tombul, Palaz, Çakıldak and Kalınkara hazelnuts were determined at different ML (2, 4, 6, 8, 9 and 12%) and different temperatures (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30°C). Regression equations were generated to estimate aw values of hazelnuts with a known moisture at different ambient temperatures.  Results: Considering the entire temperatures, it was observed that a unit (1%) increase in moisture yielded 0.055 - 0.062 unit increases in Çakıldak cultivar, 0.052 - 0.055 unit increases in Palaz cultivar, 0.047 - 0.050 unit increases in Tombul cultivar and 0.047 - 0.048 unit increases in Kalınkara cultivar. Different aw values were observed at the same ML of the cultivars and generally the aw values were tended to increase with increasing temperatures. Conclusion: It was concluded that water activity influenced several quality parameters (color, lipid oxidation and etc.). Present findings revealed that hazelnut cultivars with the same moisture levels might have different water activity values. The fact that the varieties at the same ML have different water activity values indicates that it will be more objective to use the water activity value in storage or shelf life studies. In the calculations made using the obtained formula, it was seen that Palaz and Kalınkara (at the same ML) cultivars had higher aw values than the other two cultivars. For this reason, it is thought that storing Palaz and Kalınkara separately from Tombul and Çakıldak cultivars may reduce the possible risks.

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Supporting Institution

Scientific Research Projects Department of Ordu University

Project Number

AR-1652

Thanks

The author would like to thank Prof. Dr. Saim Zeki BOSTAN for academic support and Agriculture Engineer Saliç SOLMAZ for laboratory analysis.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Horticultural Production

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 31, 2022

Submission Date

September 2, 2021

Acceptance Date

January 24, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 11 Number: 1

APA
Koç Güler, S. (2022). Change in water activity of some Turkish hazelnut cultivars at different moistures and temperatures. Akademik Ziraat Dergisi, 11(1), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.29278/azd.990026

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