Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 411, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.135504
Keywords
Droplet growth; Hydrocolloids; N -decane emulsions; Ostwald ripening; Viscosity
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The effects of hydrocolloid gums on the Ostwald ripening of emulsions stabilized with Brij or Tween surfactants were studied. Gums generally decreased the stability to Ostwald ripening, except for xanthan in Tween-stabilized emulsions. The addition of gums improved the stability of emulsions with a modified oil composition.
The effects of hydrocolloid gum, gum arabic, carrageenan, and xanthan on the Ostwald ripening of emulsions fabricated using Brij or Tween surfactants were examined. Emulsions prepared using pure n-decane exhibited low stability to Ostwald ripening, and modifying the oil composition by mixing corn oil improved the stability to Ostwald ripening. When gums were added to emulsions prepared using pure n-decane, the stability to Ostwald ripening decreased further, except for xanthan in emulsions stabilized using Tween surfactant. This could be because gums may affect interactions between water molecules and the hydrophilic head of the surfactant, increasing the water solubility of n-decane. However, gum addition (or viscosity increment) increased the sta-bility of emulsions prepared using the modified oil composition (90% n-decane and 10% corn oil). In conclusion, emulsions unstable to Ostwald ripening may be negatively affected by gum addition, whereas emulsions rela-tively stable to Ostwald ripening may be positively affected.
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