Table 4 Steady shear rheological properties of LIF after storage for 6 mon at different temperatures

Temp (°C) Apparent viscosity Power law
ηa,10 (mPa s) n (–) K (mPa sn) r2
10 2.61±0.26a 0.96±0.05a 2.92±0.63a 0.91
20 3.22±0.35a 0.91±0.01ab 3.92±0.47b 0.95
30 4.22±0.28b 0.88±0.01bc 5.58±0.25c 0.96
40 5.53±0.55c 0.81±0.01c 8.61±0.61d 0.96
1) Values are the mean±SD of triplicate measurements.
2) Mean values in the same column with different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).
LIF, liquid infant formula.