Journal
FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
Volume 24, Issue 8, Pages 783-791Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2010.04.005
Keywords
Oil-in-water emulsions; Gluten; SPI; Linear viscoelasticity; Droplet size distribution; pH; Thermal treatment
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- MEC/FEDER, Spain [AGL 2007-65709]
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The influence of pH and two post-emulsification treatments (pH modification and thermal cycles) over linear dynamic viscoelasticity and droplet size distribution, DSD, of O/W emulsions (75% oil) stabilized either by soy protein isolate, SPI, or wheat gluten, WG were studied in the present work. Rheological properties and droplet size of fresh emulsions showed an important dependence on pH as a consequence of the role of electrostatic interactions, not being possible to obtain a stable emulsion for pH values close to the protein isoelectric point, pI, (4-5 for SPI and 6 for WG). In order to overcome this inconvenient, an alternative emulsification procedure, basically consisting in a modification of pH after emulsification (indirect emulsification), was successfully developed. Emulsions obtained after this post-emulsification treatment, showed higher elastic (G') and loss (G '') moduli and also larger oil droplets than fresh emulsions prepared at the same pH. Moreover, the application of upward/downward temperature cycles from 20 to 70 degrees C to emulsions directly prepared at a pH yielded to significantly higher values of the rheological functions when compared to those found for fresh emulsions. Accordingly, both post-emulsification treatments lead to apparent enhancements in emulsion rheology and microstructure, which is indicative of a good potential to improve long-term emulsion stability. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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