Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 264, Issue -, Pages 24-33Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.04.026
Keywords
Phytosterols; Emulsion; Crystallisation; Structured emulsion; beta-Sitosterol
Funding
- Teagasc Food Research Centre [6412]
- Australian Research Council, Australia [DE160101281]
- Australian Research Council [DE160101281] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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Phytosterols can lower LDL-cholesterol and are frequently used by the functional food industry. However, little is known regarding how phytosterol crystallisation can be controlled, despite solubilised phytosterols having improved bioaccessibility. This study investigates phytosterol crystallisation in bulk milk fat and in model dairy emulsion systems at two average droplet sizes, 1.0 and 0.2 mu m. The effect of lecithin and monoacylglycerol addition on phytosterol crystallisation for both emulsion and bulk systems was also evaluated. Results demonstrated that lecithin and monoacylglycerols enrichment into the bulk system minimised phytosterol crystallisation. However, in emulsions, phytosterol crystallisation was mainly influenced by decreasing the droplet size. Smaller emulsion droplets containing lecithin showed the greatest potential for decreasing phytosterol crystallisation and had improved physicochemical stability. This information can be employed by the functional food industry to minimise phytosterol crystallisation and possibly improve bioaccessibility.
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