Abstract
Saturation recovery Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has been used to study the dependence of the water proton NMR longitudinal relaxation rate (T1−1) on Mn2+ concentration in pork which had been cured with 53, 102, and 193 mg g−1 NaCl solutions. Those data are discussed in the context of meat swelling, determined independently by gravimetric water uptake. The utility of manganese ions as a paramagnetic tracer to probe the ability of brined pork to bind Mn2+ ions was further demonstrated in a two‐dimensional inter‐diffusion experiment which visualized perfusion of a given manganese ion concentration through a cylindrical sample of 102 mg g−1 NaCl cured pork.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 447-459 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | International Journal of Food Science & Technology |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 1995 |
Keywords
- Atomic absorption
- diffusion
- divalent ion
- ion binding
- nuclear magnetic resonance
- pork brining
- sodium ion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering