Interaction of Commercial Dairy Proteins and Chicken Breast Myosin in an Emulsion System

The compatibility of commercial dairy proteins with chicken breast myosin in an emulsion system was examined. SDS-PAGE of the solution remaining after emulsion formation indicated that myosin incorporation into the cream layer was much more limited with the flexible additives such as sodium-caseinate and milk protein isolate resulting in decreased emulsion stability. However, myosin incorporation and emulsion stability were maintained with whey protein concentrate or whey protein isolate at all additive levels. No hydrophobicity changes were found in myosin with additive mixtures except for heated myosin and WPC (P=0.04). The stability of an emulsion was primarily determined by the amount of myosin incorporated.