Emulsifying Property and Antioxidative Activity of Cuttlefish Skin Gelatin Modified with Oxidized Linoleic Acid and Oxidized Tannic Acid

Cuttlefish skin gelatins modified with oxidized linoleic acid (OLA) and oxidized tannic acid (OTA) were characterized and determined for emulsifying properties and antioxidative activity. Modification of gelatin with 5% OTA increased the total phenolic content and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, 2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) radical scavenging activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power of gelatin-OTA. Incorporation of OLA into gelatin (OLA-to-free amino group molar ratio of 10:1) increased surface hydrophobicity of gelatin from 17.39 to 32.38 and reduce surface tension at air/water interface of gelatin solution from 53 to 32 mN/m. Gelatin-OLA had the increase in emulsion activity index, compared with gelatin without modification and was capable of producing a fine emulsion (d (32) = 0.79 mu m, d (43) = 0.82 mu m). Modification of gelatin-OLA complex with OTA at different concentrations (2.5%, 5%, and 10%) increased antioxidative activity but decrease emulsifying properties. However, gelatin-OLA modified with 5% OTA had higher emulsifying properties than the commercial gelatin (bovine gelatin). The presence of an alkyl group and a hydroxyl group in gelatin after modification with OLA and OTA, respectively, was revealed by Fourier transform infrared study. Coincidental decrease in free amino group was also noticeable in modified gelatin. Menhaden oil-in-water emulsion stabilized by gelatin modified with OLA and 5% OTA was more resistant to lipid oxidation and phase separation as evidenced by the lower thiobarbituric acid reactive substances value and smaller oil droplet size, compared with that stabilized by commercial bovine gelatin. Thus, the modification of gelatin by both OLA and OTA was able to improve antioxidative and emulsifying properties of cuttlefish skin gelatin.