Peanut candy, is a traditional snack. Made with clean peanut rice, sucrose, liquid glucose (i.e. chemical caramel). Peanut candy is sweet and crispy, and it is one of the most popular foods for consumers. However, because sugar is easy to sand stick or mildew, it should not be produced more. This article will introduce the role of peanut sugar products in controlling moisture content and water activity.
First, a processing process of peanut candy
Raw material selection→ feeding→ preheating→ storage→ heating→ vacuum evaporation→ soft → of external material → cooling→ cutting → cooling → picking → the finished products → outsourcing →
Second, some types of peanut sugar products
Black sesame peanut candy, peanut candy, cream peanut candy, Australian flavor peanut candy, butter peanut candy
Second, peanut sugar product moisture content standards
QB/T 1733.2-2015 Peanut sugar products
1. Crispy: moisture ≤3%
2. Crispy: moisture ≤3%
3. Semi-soft: 3.5%-8.5%
4. Other categories: moisture ≤ 3.5%
Third, peanut candy product moisture activity value
The water activity of peanut sugar products ≤ 0.7
Fourth, the effect of water activity and moisture content on peanut sugar products:
1. Water activity: during the boiling process, the water activity gradually decreases, when the syrup concentration exceeds 90%, the water activity is less than 0.7, which can meet the storage requirements; the water activity is significantly affected by the syrup concentration, mainly determined by the amount of peanut kernels added and the syrup concentration
2. Moisture content: the moisture content of syrup increases and the peanut particle size decreases, and the oxidation rate of peanut sugar is accelerated; the more syrup is added, the more significant the delay effect on peanut sugar oxidation; under the same temperature and humidity conditions, the fat oxidation degree of the sample packaged by independent film is significantly lower than that of boxed samples;
Fifth, peanut sugar products moisture content, water activity detection method:
1. Rapid moisture determination method 2. Moisture activity meter diffusion method
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