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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
Volume 136, Issue -, Pages 128-136Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.09.035
Keywords
Chia seed gum; Uronic acid; Zeta potential; Emulsion stability; Surface tension
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- RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
- CSIRO, Australia
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Chia seed gum (CSG) was extracted from the seed coat of Salvia hispanica, purified in the laboratory and its chemical composition and functional properties were investigated. CSG was found to comprise 93.8% carbohydrate consisting of xylose, glucose, arabinose, galactose, glucuronic acid and galacturonic acid as monosaccharide units. The presence of uronic acids was reflected in the anionic behavior of the CSG solution over a wide range of pH (>= 1.8). The solubility of CSG increased slightly with temperature and pH of the aqueous medium. CSG was able to resist pyrolytic decomposition at temperatures well in excess of 250 degrees C, and exhibited a high water holding capacity (23 times of its own weight). The surface activity and emulsifying properties of CSG were found to be either superior or comparable to other common gums and industrial polysaccharides indicating the potential of CSG as an effective thickener and stabilizer of processed foods. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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