Water Activity as a Master Control Parameter in Flavor Chemistry: Measurement, Mechanisms, and Reaction Kinetics

The water activity meter is one of a dozen instruments that the Society of Flavor Chemists requires flavorists to know. Controlling water activity is important in flavor chemistry and physics.

Scope of This Compilation

This title captures the full body of content we developed, integrating:

• The fundamental theory and measurement of Water Activity
• The instrumentation principles (including dew point limitations)
• The role of aw in flavor systems
• The mechanistic control of key reactions:
  • Hydrolysis
  • Oxidation
  • Maillard Reaction