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Investigating Phase Transitions with Variable Temperature ATR
18 Feb 2011This application note illustrates the use of heated ATR to follow thermal changes in chocolate, which is largely a suspension of sucrose and cocoa solids in a matrix of cocoa butter. The polymorphic form has to be carefully controlled in manufacture because of its importance for storage and its major contribution to the sensory experience when eating chocolate.
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