- 著者
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鈴木 徹
竹内 友里
益田 和徳
渡辺 学
白樫 了
福田 裕
鶴田 隆治
山本 和貴
古賀 信光
比留間 直也
一岡 順
高井 皓
- 出版者
- 公益社団法人 日本冷凍空調学会
- 雑誌
- 日本冷凍空調学会論文集 (ISSN:13444905)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.26, no.4, pp.371-386, 2009 (Released:2011-05-23)
- 参考文献数
- 24
Recently, several food refrigeration equipments that utilize magnetic field have attracted much attention from food production companies, consumers and mass media. However, the effectiveness of the freezers is not scientifically examined. Therefore, the effectiveness should be clarified by experiments or theoretical considerations. In this study, the effect of weak magnetic field (about 0.0005 T) on freezing process of several kinds of foods was investigated by using a specially designed freezer facilitated with magnetic field generator. The investigation included the comparison of freezing curves, drip amount, physicochemical evaluations on color and texture, observation of microstructure, and sensory evaluation. From the results of the control experiments, it can be concluded that weak magnetic field around 0.0005 T provided no significant difference on temperature history during freezing and on the qualities of frozen foods, within our experimental conditions.