Crystallization and X-ray Diffraction of Crystals Formed in Water-Plasticized Amorphous Spray-dried and Freeze-dried Lactose/Protein Mixtures

ABSTRACT: Effects of proteins (whey protein isolate [WPI], Na-caseinate, and gelatin), drying method, storage relative vapor pressure (RVP), and time on lactose crystallization and crystals formed were investigated using x-ray diffraction (XRD). Crystallization was observed from increasing peak intensities of XRD patterns. Lactose in lactose/protein (5:1,3:1) mixtures crystallized in samples stored at RVP of 44.1% and above in both spray-dried and freeze-dried materials, except in freeze-dried lactose/Na-caseinate and lactose/gelatin mixtures, which showed lactose crystallization at 54.5% RVP and above. The rate of crystallization increased with increasing RVP and storage time. The rate of crystallization in spray-dried materials was higher than in freeze-dried materials, and the crystallization rate decreased with increasing protein content. Lactose crystallized mainly as α-lactose monohydrate in spray-dried lactose/WPI and lactose/gelatin mixtures. Crystals formed in freeze-dried lactose/WPI and lactose/gelatin mixtures were anhydrous β-lactose and α-lactose monohydrate crystals. Lactose crystallized as a-lactose monohydrate in both spray-dried and freeze-dried lactose/Na-caseinate mixtures. Trace amounts of anhydrous β-lactose were present in spray-dried lactose/WPI (5:1) and lactose/gelatin (5:1) mixtures. Peak intensities of XRD patterns for anhydrous β-lactose decreased with increasing protein content and storage time. The crystallization data were successfully modeled using Avrami equation at an RVP of 65.6% and above. These data are important in understanding and predicting storage stability of lactose- and protein-containing food and pharmaceutical materials.     

Crystallization Kinetics of Lactose and Sucrose Based On Isothermal Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Isothermal Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) was used to study the crystallization kinetics of freeze-dried samples of lactose and sucrose at several temperatures between Tg and Tm. The sample was rapidly heated to the required temperature. After subtraction of an induction time, the Avrami equation was used to model the data and a Lauritzen-Hoffman like expression used to fit the derived rates of crystallization over the temperature range Tg相似文献   

Water Plasticization and Crystallization of Lactose in Spray-dried Lactose/Protein Mixtures

ABSTRACT: Water plasticization led to depression of the glass transition causing significant changes in the physico-chemical and crystallization properties in storage of lactose and lactose/protein (3:1) mixtures. Glass transition (Tg) and crystallization temperatures (Tcr) were determined using differential scanning calorimetry. Whey protein isolate (WPI), albumin, and gelatin increased the Tg of dry powders; when Na-caseinate was used, a decrease was observed. In the presence of proteins and water, a decrease of Tg at aw ≤ 0.23 was observed. At aw ≤ 0.33, proteins increased the Tg In the anhydrous state, Tcr decreased in the presence of proteins possibly because of browning. WPI, Na-caseinate, albumin, and gelatin delayed lactose crystallization in humidified samples, with albumin and gelatin delaying it more than WPI at all storage humidities. Temperature difference between an observed instant crystallization and glass transition (Tcr to Tg) was larger for humidified samples containing proteins than for lactose. Various proteins and water affect crystallization behavior of amorphous lactose differently in spray-dried powders. This should be considered in evaluating sugar crystallization properties in food products including dairy powders.     

Nanofiltration Concentration Effect on the Efficacy of Lactose Crystallization

Application of nanofiltration membranes to processing sweet whey and skim milk ultrafiltration permeate increased lactose crystal yield by about 10 and 8 %, respectively, at a concentration factor of 3.0. These increases were attributed to depletion of minerals, especially monovalent cations such as sodium and potassium, by the partial demineralization effect of the nanofiltration membrane. These membranes may be incorporated into current industrial processes for producing lactose from whey and milk permeates.     

Lactose crystallization delay in model infant foods made with lactose, beta-lactoglobulin, and starch

Handling and storage alter infant food powders due to lactose crystallization and interactions among components. Model infant foods were prepared by colyophilization of lactose, β-lactoglobulin (β-LG), and gelatinized starch. A mixture design was used to define the percentage of each mixture component to simulate a wide range of infant food powders. The kinetics of crystallization was studied by a gravimetric method (dynamic vapor sorption) at 70% relative humidity (RH). After freeze-drying, lactose was amorphous and crystallized at 70% RH. The delay before crystallization depends on the contents of β-LG and starch in the formulations. A mathematical model was proposed to predict crystallization time (delay) at 70% RH. For the formulation containing 50% lactose, 25% β-LG, and 25% starch, lactose was still amorphous after 42 h at 70% RH, whereas pure amorphous lactose crystallized after approximately 70 min. Calculated and experimental results of adsorbed moisture from the formulations were compared. Adsorbed water of formulation containing lactose could not be calculated from moisture sorption properties of each component at a given RH because β-LG and gelatinized starch prevented lactose crystal growth.     

Rates of Crystallization of Dried Lactose-sucrose Mixtures

The isothermal crystallization kinetics of glassy lactose/sucrose mixtures were studied at several storage temperatures (close to T_g and T_m). The kinetic parameters implicit in the Avrami equation were determined. Activation energies for transport (E_D) and surface nucleation (W*) were also found and correlated to the molar composition of the lactose/sucrose mixtures. A monotonic increase in the half crystallization time (t_1/z), Avrami index (n), % crystallization per day, activation energy for transport (E_D) and surface nucleation energy (W*) and a decrease in the crystallization velocity constants (K) were related to the increase in the lactose content of lactose/sucrose mixtures.     

Lactose/beta-lactoglobulin interaction during storage of model whey powders

The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence or absence of interaction between lactose and beta-lactoglobulin during storage of model whey powders at different water activities (a(w)). Model whey powders were prepared by colyophilization of lactose with increasing quantities of beta-lactoglobulin. These colyophilized beta-lactoglobulin:lactose powders, assigned as BL powders, were stored from 0.11 to 0.95 a(w). The water sorption behavior of BL powders was studied gravimetrically, and the state of lactose was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Before storage, BL powders were amorphous. After storage, a loss of water was observed on moisture sorption isotherms of BL powders. It was related to the formation of lactose crystals, detected by DSC and SEM analysis, and to the structural collapse of the powders. Water loss due to lactose crystallization was shifted to higher a(w) with increasing beta-lactoglobulin content in BL powders. Moreover, kinetics of moisture sorption demonstrated that beta-lactoglobulin was also responsible for a slower crystallization process in BL powders. Then, the water sorption behavior of BL powders was very different from the behavior of the 2 compounds mixed after separate lyophilization. All these results pointed out interaction between lactose and beta-lactoglobulin, which appeared during lyophilization and still occurred during storage. This lactose/beta-lactoglobulin interaction stabilized model whey powders against lactose crystallization.     

Lactose: Use,measurement, and expression of results

Lactose has different uses in the dairy, food, and pharmaceutical industries. Being aware of the different forms of lactose and their concentrations can be very helpful in managing dairy product quality, properties, and manufacturing efficiency. Correct measurement and reporting of lactose concentration in milk and other dairy products will be of increased importance in the future as more value-added uses of lactose are developed and as milk lactose data are used in farm management decision making. Lactose should be reported as anhydrous lactose because lactose data will be used to make increasingly important decisions in dairy processing, dairy product labeling, and milk production in the future. Lactose also plays an important role in milk synthesis within a cow. Milk production factors and dairy cattle breed selection influence the amount of high value fat and protein produced per unit of lactose. If the off-farm value of lactose remains low, more attention may be focused on using ultrafiltration to process milk and leave 50 to 60% of the lactose and water from milk at the farm to recover the energy value of the lactose as feed and reduce the hauling cost of the high value components of milk to a dairy product manufacturing factory. Many methods exist to determine lactose concentration, but the most important methods are enzymatic assays, HPLC, and mid-infrared analysis. New, value-added uses for lactose need to be developed. Consistent and accurate methods of lactose measurement and consistent expression of lactose results will support this development process. Starting in January 2017, the USDA Federal Milk Market Laboratories began reporting lactose content of milk as anhydrous lactose and discontinued the reporting of lactose by difference.     

酵母乳糖酶对牛乳乳糖水解作用的研究

采用乳酸克鲁维酵母的乳糖酶(β-乳糖苷酶)对乳糖溶液、喷雾干燥脱脂奶以及全脂奶进行了试验,以确定将乳糖转化成单糖的最适条件。当牛奶中酶浓度为3u/ml时,于40℃反应2小时或4℃反应24小时,约60％的乳糖得以水解。随着乳糖浓度的增高,水解程度也有所提高。当酶浓度为10U/ml时,于40℃反应2小时,90％乳糖得以水解。用自制的乳酸克鲁维酵母的乳糖酶和加拿大lactaid Inc.生产的乳糖酶制剂lactaid水解乳糖无大的差异。     

酶法测定乳糖

介绍了酶法检测乳糖的方法，该法基于乳糖酶对乳糖的水解反应，测定所生成的葡萄糖量。本法在乳糖浓度与吸光度之间有很好的线性关系。     

Corn Syrup Solids and Their Saccharide Fractions Affect Crystallization of Amorphous Sucrose

The effects of corn syrup saccharides on the glass transition (Tg) and crystallization of freeze-dried sucrose were studied using differential scanning calorimetry. Corn syrup (CS) solids were fractionated into samples with differing ranges and types of glucose polymers. Tg of the sucrose/CS additive mixtures depended on number-average molecular weight, rather than weight-average molecular weight, of CS material. Additive levels of 10% and 20% (w/w) of CS solids and their fractions interfered with crystallization of amorphous sucrose, whereas levels 50% prevented crystallization. The mechanism by which CS saccharides interfered with crystallization of amorphous sucrose depended not only on Tg but was also influenced by specific interactions between molecules.     

低乳糖乳制品中乳糖含量测定方法

采用碘量法和酶法相结合来测定低乳糖乳制品中乳糖含量,其加嘏率为９６．１４％￣１００．９６％,变异系数为１．９３％。实验表明该法操作简单,结果准确。     

低乳糖营养奶片的研制

本文主要研究探讨了低乳糖营养奶片的配方组成及其生产工艺条件等,同时探讨了奶片改良剂等辅助成分对生产过程及其产品的溶解性等物理特性的影响。实验研究结果表明,该产品具有营养丰富全面,口味香甜纯正及无褐变等特点,其乳糖的水解率高达70%以上,可以有效的预防人体乳糖不耐症状的发生。     

无定形食品物理老化过程的数值研究

为了估算无定形食品的老化时间,利用数值方法考察了升降温速率和Adam-Gibbs(AG)模型参数对连续升降温无量纲比热容的影响。结果表明,升降温速率会对计算结果产生明显影响,获得的松弛参数要给出是在何种升降温速率下获得的。AG模型参数表现出很强的相关性,如果四个模型参数同时作为自由变量可能会得到不合理结果。通过和实验数据的对照,发现本研究的分析结果对于大致估算AG模型参数有一定指导意义。     

乳糖在水产品加工中的应用

本文首先简单地介绍了乳糖的生产工艺、产品组成及产品特性。对乳糖在水产品中应用时,在保持产品的色泽、改善产品质地和风味、延长产品保质期等方面的作用进行了分析。指出了乳糖对改善鱿鱼丝风味、降低水分活度、延长产品保质期等方面有较好的作用。     

Lactose hydrolysis in acid whey with subsequent glucose isomerisation

The disposal of whey is a problem because of its high biological oxygen demand. Of the 1.8 × 10¹⁰ kg produced annually in the USA, only about half has any food or feed application (Jelen 1983). One possible approach to acid whey utilisation is the removal of the proteins either by ultrafiltration or by thermal precipitation, hydrolysis of lactose with soluble β-galactosidase (lactase, EC 3.2.1.23) and subsequent isomerisation of the glucose to fructose by the action of immobilised glucose isomerase (EC 5.3.1.5). The resulting syrup is composed of glucose, fructose and galactose plus small amounts of unhydrolysed lactose and other oligosaccharides. The syrup was found to have a predominantly sweet and slightly salty taste. Recently sucrose has been replaced in many foods by high fructose corn syrup produced by the action of glucose isomerase on glucose syrups from corn starch hydrolysates (Bucke 1981). The whey syrup also has potential as a sucrose substitute.     

乳糖在脱水蔬菜加工中的应用

首先简单地介绍了乳糖的生产工艺、产品组成及产品特性。对乳糖在脱水蔬菜中应用时,在保持产品的色泽、改善产品质构和风味、降低脱水蔬菜返霜现象的发生等方面的作用进行了分析。指出了乳糖对脱水蔬菜的护色、改善产品风味、降低脱水蔬菜返霜现象的发生等方面有较好的作用。     

Thermal Stability of Invertase in Reduced-Moisture Amorphous Matrices in Relation to Glassy State and Trehalose Crystallization

The thermal stability of enzyme invertase in reduced-moisture model systems of maltodextrin (MD), polyvynilpyrrolidone (PVP; MW 40,000) and trehalose heated at 90°C was studied. Significant invertase inactivation was observed in heated glassy PVP and MD systems kept well below their glass transition temperature (T_g), but the enzyme was fairly stable in rubbery trehalose systems. However, at moisture contents which allowed trehalose crystallization rapid thermal inactivation of invertase was observed. Invertase inactivation in heated PVP, MD and trehalose systems of reduced-moisture could not be predicted on the basis of glass transition and this was particularly true for trehalose. Conditions which would allow collapse of the systems and crystallization of trehalose were fairly well predicted based on the estimated T_g of model systems.     

纳滤在乳品工业中纯化乳糖的应用

阐述了纳滤分离过程的特点和机理,与传统生产乳糖的方法相比,列出纳滤技术生产乳糖的特点及优势。纳滤技术污染少、能耗低、收率高,具有良好的开发前景,现已应用到食品工业、化学工业、纸浆工业、电子纺织品工业、水处理工业等。