Water Activity
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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From the above picure, it shows that breads generally have a water activity of 0.95. Thus shows that our Chocolate Bun may be a product that is high in moisture content or have a high water actvity. The research done also shows that certain microorganisms like Pseudomonas spp., Escherichia Coli, Proteus spp., Shigella spp., Klebsiella spp., Bacillus Cereus, Clostridium Perfringens and some yeast are able to grow in such water activity. But since our product is a Chocolate Bun, we are more concern about Escherichia Coli, Bacillus Cereus and yeast & moulds that may grow in our product and cause food poisoning.