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Vitamin A in irradiated foodstuffs

Abstract

Vitamin A losses induced by 10 MeV electrons in cream cheese, calf liver sausage, pig liver, whole egg powder and magarine continued to increase during storage for 4-8 weeks in presence of air. Thus, vitamin A loss in sausage irradiated with 5 Mrad was 22% on the day after irradiation, 61% after 4 weeks. Irradiation and storage at 0/sup 0/C instead of ambient temperature reduced these losses considerably. Exclusion of air (vacuum, nitrogen) or irradiation on dry ice (approx. -80/sup 0/C) were even more effective in preventing destruction of vitamin A. After 4 weeks of storage, cream cheese irradiated at 5 Mrad had lost 60% when irradiated and stored in air at ambient temperature, 20% in nitrogen atmosphere, 5% in vacuum package, and 5% when irradiated on dry ice and stored at ambient temperature.
Authors:
Diehl, J F [1] 
  1. Bundesforschungsanstalt fuer Ernaehrung, Karlsruhe (Germany, F.R.)
Publication Date:
Jan 01, 1979
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
AIX-11-544009; EDB-81-012738
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Z. Lebensm.-Untersuch. -Forsch.; (Germany, Federal Republic of); Journal Volume: 168
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; FOOD; RADIOPRESERVATION; VITAMIN A; STORAGE LIFE; AIR; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ELECTRON BEAMS; IRRADIATION; RADIATION DOSES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TIME DEPENDENCE; VERY LOW TEMPERATURE; BEAMS; DOSES; FLUIDS; GASES; LEPTON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PRESERVATION; VITAMINS; 560111* - Radiation Effects on Biochemicals- In Vitro- (-1987); 560132 - Radiation Effects on Microorganisms- Food Preservation- (-1987)
OSTI ID:
6758569
Country of Origin:
Germany
Language:
German
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: CODEN: ZLUFA
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
Pages: 29-31
Announcement Date:
Aug 01, 1980

Citation Formats

Diehl, J F. Vitamin A in irradiated foodstuffs. Germany: N. p., 1979. Web. doi:10.1007/BF01267757.
Diehl, J F. Vitamin A in irradiated foodstuffs. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01267757
Diehl, J F. 1979. "Vitamin A in irradiated foodstuffs." Germany. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01267757.
@misc{etde_6758569,
title = {Vitamin A in irradiated foodstuffs}
author = {Diehl, J F}
abstractNote = {Vitamin A losses induced by 10 MeV electrons in cream cheese, calf liver sausage, pig liver, whole egg powder and magarine continued to increase during storage for 4-8 weeks in presence of air. Thus, vitamin A loss in sausage irradiated with 5 Mrad was 22% on the day after irradiation, 61% after 4 weeks. Irradiation and storage at 0/sup 0/C instead of ambient temperature reduced these losses considerably. Exclusion of air (vacuum, nitrogen) or irradiation on dry ice (approx. -80/sup 0/C) were even more effective in preventing destruction of vitamin A. After 4 weeks of storage, cream cheese irradiated at 5 Mrad had lost 60% when irradiated and stored in air at ambient temperature, 20% in nitrogen atmosphere, 5% in vacuum package, and 5% when irradiated on dry ice and stored at ambient temperature.}
doi = {10.1007/BF01267757}
journal = []
volume = {168}
journal type = {AC}
place = {Germany}
year = {1979}
month = {Jan}
}