Journal
FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
Volume 46, Issue -, Pages 84-92Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2014.12.029
Keywords
Structured emulsion; Biopolymeric stabilizers; Locust bean gum; Carrageenan; Rheology; Emulsion gels
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- Marie Curie Career Integration Grant (call FP7-PEOPLE-CIG, acronym SAT-FAT-FREE) within the 7th European Community Framework Programme [618157]
- Hercules foundation [AUGE-09-029]
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We report the fabrication of multiple emulsions where both the enclosed and the external water phases are structured using a combination of two non-gelling biopolymers. Emulsions (with gelled inner water droplets and gelled water continuous phase) were created using a simple 'one-step' process where the oil phase (triglyceride oil and polyglycerol polyricinoleate) and the water phase (containing a combination of locust bean gum and carrageenan) were emulsified at an elevated temperature (70 degrees C) followed by cooling to room temperature. The temperature triggered gelling of the synergistic biopolymer combination led to the formation of structured emulsions on cooling. Flowable to self-standing emulsion gels could be prepared by changing the total concentration of polymers (and the ratios of the individual polymers) as confirmed from low amplitude oscillatory shear rheology and creep recovery measurements. The cryo-scanning electron microscopy images of freeze-fractured emulsion samples revealed the presence of gelled inner water droplets. Further, when subjected to heating and cooling cycles, emulsions displayed reversible rheological changes which could be tuned by simply changing the total polymer concentration and the proportions of individual polymers. Such biopolymer-based structured emulsions with interesting microstructure and rheological properties could find potential applications in bio-related fields like food structuring. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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