3.1.3 Enzymatic and chemical changes related to aw values
The relationship between enzymatic and chemical changes in foods as a function of water activity is illustrated in Figure 3.1. With aw at 0.3, the product is most stable with respect to lipid oxidation, non-enzymatic browning, enzyme activity, and of course, the various microbial parameters. As aw increases toward the right, the probability of the food product deteriorating increases.