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FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS
Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 358-363Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2009.11.001
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Acidic dairy drinks; Gum tragacanth; Rheology; Stabilization
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- Pegah Dairy Company (Tehran)
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Serum separation in Doogh, a favorite acidic dairy drink in the Middle East, is a major problem which happens due to low pH (<= 4.00) and aggregation of caseins. Therefore, in the present study the influence of gum tragacanth (GT) and its soluble and insoluble fractions on prevention of serum separation as well as stabilization mechanisms were investigated using rheological, zeta potential and microscopic measurements. According to our findings, the soluble tragacanthin (T) and GT prevented serum separation at concentrations of 0.100 and 0.200%, respectively. Furthermore, the proper rheological model for control was Newtonian whereas for the others it was Power law. Based on viscoelastic experiments, Dooghs containing T and GT exhibited dominant viscose and elastic behaviors, respectively. In addition, the presence of T and GT changed the zeta potential values from positive to negative. It was elucidated that T adsorbs onto casein and induces stabilization via electrostatic and steric repulsions. Moreover, the insoluble bassorin (B) may assist stabilization by increasing the viscosity. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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