Research of strength and relaxation properties of agar gel
With the low-field NMR and texture analyzer,the factors influencing the strength and relaxation properties of agar gel were discussed,and the gel mechanism was analyzed.The results suggested that:with the increase of agar mass fraction,agar gel strength was increased.When the pH was 6.0~7.0,gel showed the best strength.Potassium chloride,xylitol,sucrose could improve agar gel strength to some extent.Especially,the mass fraction of 0.2% ~0.3%,9% and 6% showed the maximum strength of agar gel.Appropriate proportion of konjac gum,locust bean gum and carrageenan could generate synergies with agar,and generated the strongest synergies in their respective proportion of 15%,5% and 10%.Calcium chloride,sodium chloride,and β-cyclodextrin hindered the formation of the gel,and reduced agar gel strength.The results indicated that the agar gel relaxation time T23and gel strength significantly(p < 0.01)negatively correlated.In other word,the smaller the water mobility was in the gel,the greater the gel strength was.