Physicochemical properties of starch-molded mango snacks
Table 3 shows water activity (aw), moisture and pH values of the four starch-molded ‘Ataulfo’ mango snack formulations. aw was lower for control than other sam- ples, this could be due the low molecular weight of sugarcane sucrose depressed aw. The formulations showed aw values lower than 0.65, indicating that they are in the range of intermediate moisture products, allowing stability against microbial growth and any oth- er deterioration (Rockland and Nishi 1980). Moisture of control formulation was significantly lower than substituted mango ingredients.