If “Kamaboko” is kept at room temperature for several days, it produces many acidic transparent drops which are of slimy and tacky substance on the surface, just as if it had perspired (type I of spoilage). This substance has been called “Neto”. But recent goods for sale produce the opaque substance just like butter or cheese (type II) or the colonies of molds (type III).
Now it becomes evident, however, that such differences are due to the kinds and amounts of constituents, especially carbohydrates in “Kamaboko” (See Table 1), that is, the type I takes place in the case of the presence of sugars in the constituents and types II and III occur in such case as lacking sugars. The difference of the type II and the type III is caused by the amount of starch in “Kamaboko”, namely, when it is more than ca. 35% in dry matter the type III takes place, and when it is less than that the type II occurs.
As the substance produced in the case of the type II of spoilage has baen called “Neto” too, in general, “Neto” must be classified into two kinds from the characteristics.
When “Kamaboko” is kept in the air which has considerably higher amount of moisture, it looks as if the type I of spoilage takes place independently of amounts of carbohydrates. But, in the case of “Kamaboko” which does not contain sugars, the substance produced is neutral or weakly alkaline and becomes gradually transtucent to opaque.
If “Kamaboko” is kept in the air which has not higher in humidity after the surface has been dried, (1) “Kamaboko” which does not contain carbohydrates is dried gradually without the spoilage, (2) in the case of “Kamaboko” which contains starch, although the change of appearancs is scanty, the decomposition takes place in the interior, (3) in the case of “Kamaboko” which contains sugars, moldy or “Neto” spoilage occurs.
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