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초록

In this study, the viscosity of six food additives used as thickeners (xanthan gum, glucomannan, guar gum, pullulan, locust bean gum, and polyvinyl alcohol) was verified using a Brookfield rotational viscometer. Pullulan was prepared in a 10% aqueous solution, and other samples were prepared in a 1% aqueous solution. The measurements showed that glucomannan had a high viscosity value of >3,000.00 cp, compared to guar gum with >2,500.00 cp and xanthan gum with >1,000.00 cp. Locust bean gum and pullulan had low viscosity values of 110.00 cp and polyvinyl alcohol had low viscosity values of 6.60 cp. All samples were subjected to intra-day and inter-day precision analyses. As a result of cross-validation performed by the institution, similar viscosity values were achieved for each sample. Therefore, this data show that the rotary viscometer can contribute to high precision when measuring viscosity.

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