Journal
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
Volume 85, Issue 7, Pages 1677-1683Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74240-9
Keywords
gel; microparticulation; viscoelasticity
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Slurries of whey protein concentrate (WPC) or sodium caseinate (Na-CN) mixed with sucrose (36% T.S.) were subjected to microparticulation by a high shear homogenizer operated at 27,000 rpm for 2, 4, and 6 min to facilitate gel formation. After microparticulation treatment, the milk protein and sucrose slurries were evaporated at 85degreesC for 60 min under a partial vacuum (20 to 45 min of Hg) to form composite gels. Particle sizes and viscoelastic properties were determined before microparticulation treatment. Microparticulation reduced the particle size of WPC-sucrose slurries from an average size of 330 to 188 nm after 4 min and NaCN-sucrose slurries from 270 to 35 nm after 2 min. The WPC-sucrose composites were gel-like, but NaCN-sucrose composites did not gel. Viscoelastic properties of heated WPC-sucrose composites were liquid-like, exhibiting significant reduction in storage modulus and complex viscosity. Microparticulation reduced particle sizes, which resulted in softer gels as time of shearing increased.
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