Abstract:
In order to reduce the use of preservatives and extend the shelf life of wet raw noodles, the effects of electron beam irradiation on microorganism inactivation and quality of wet raw noodles were studied. The results show that
D10 values of bacterial and molds are 1.64 kGy and 2.53 kGy respectively (
P<0.05). After the electron beam irradiation treatment
L* value of wet raw noodles increases significantly (
P<0.05), however
b* value decreases within the dose range of 2 kGy to 5 kGy (
P<0.05). There are no significant differences (
P>0.05) on water content and cooking bibulous rate before and after electron beam irradiation treatment, but cooking loss rate decreases between 1 kGy and 3 kGy. Electron beam irradiation treatment doesn’t change springiness and hardness (dose less than 3 kGy) significantly (
P>0.05). Correspondingly the chewiness increases at 5 kGy and adhesiveness decreases at 1 kGy. All these experiment results prove that electron beam irradiation has great germicidal efficacy for wet raw noodles without influencing the quality.