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Mechanistic Models for Shelf Life Prediction

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This chapter focuses on how package mass transport properties and food degradation process equations can be combined to predict food shelf life. There are several ways to combine these models, and the way the mass flux is calculated is one of the possible modes of gathering them. Therefore, two different methods for calculating the mass flux of low molecular weight compounds through the package are presented and discussed.

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    Matteo Alessandro Del Nobile & Amalia Conte

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Del Nobile, M.A., Conte, A. (2013). Mechanistic Models for Shelf Life Prediction. In: Packaging for Food Preservation. Food Engineering Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7684-9_3

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