Instrumental Method for Characterizing Protein Foams

A whipping machine for cream analysis (Cream Tester CTII) was used to foam egg white, milk proteins and soy protein isolate. Foam formation and final rigidity were characterized by the current input to the beating motor. In addition, specific volume, rigidity (compressive strength by Instron) and stability (drainage) of the foams were determined by methods that minimized foam damage during handling. Current input during whipping distinguished fresh vs pasteurized egg white and positively correlated with compressive strength of final egg white foams. Such correlation was not found for milk protein and soy protein isolate foams of lower strength and stability.     

A Method for the Measurement of Foam Formation and Stability

A whipping method for the measurement of overrun and foam stability was developed. Using this method the characteristic foams formed by the following proteins were studied: sodium caseinate, milk protein isolate and whey protein. The method was able to detect differences between foams produced by different proteins. The effects of copper sulfate and proteose-peptone on egg white foams were studied to show the reliability of the method. It was demonstrated that the addition of ImM copper sulfate stabilized (p < 0.05) foams made from both fresh and powdered egg white. Addition of proteose-peptone (0.05% and 0.1%) reduced the overrun and destabilized egg white foams.     

A comparison of the buttermilk solids functional properties to nonfat dried milk,soy protein isolate,dried egg white,and egg yolk powders

Physicochemical (i.e., sulfhydryl group, protein, and total solubility) as well as functional properties (i.e., water-holding and fat-absorption capacity, foaming and emulsification capacity, and stability) of commercial buttermilk solids (BMS) were compared to nonfat dried milk, soy protein isolate, and dried egg yolk and egg white powders on an equivalent protein basis. BMS showed limited functional properties in water-holding capacity (0.75 g water/g protein) and fat-absorption capacity (1.2 g of oil/g of protein), and foaming capacity (0.5 ml of foam/ml of solution) and stability. However, emulsifying capacity and stability of BMS was not significantly different from other dried protein powders. Results indicated that 0.9 g of protein (approximately 0.45%, wt/vol, concentration) from BMS was needed to emulsify a maximum oil concentration of 50% in water at temperatures up to 50 degrees C. Denaturation of protein, quantified by free sulfhydryl groups, was a critical factor affecting the functionality of BMS and all other protein powders tested. The milk fat globule membrane present in BMS did not enhance either emulsifying capacity or stability.     

Improving Foaming Properties of Yolk-Contaminated Egg Albumen by Basic Soy Protein

ABSTRACT:  Yolk contamination of egg white is a common problem in the egg breaking industry. Foaming properties of egg white protein are affected by such contamination, but proteins of basic nature may restore the foaming properties of the yolk-contaminated egg white protein. The purpose of this study was to chemically modify a soy protein, that is, to esterify the acidic groups on the protein and to study the potential of such modified protein in improving foaming. We showed that the modification changed the isoelectric point of soy protein isolate (SPI) from 4.5 to about 10. Sonication was proven to be a very effective means to redisperse the methanol-denatured soy protein during reaction, as shown by the improved solubility profile. Such modified basic protein, that is, the sonicated-modified SPI (SMSPI), when added to the yolk-contaminated (at 0.4% level, as-is basis) egg white, gave significantly improved foaming properties. We have shown that the slight change in pH due to the addition of SMSPI was not the reason for improved foaming performance; instead, the modified protein itself was the main reason for such improvement. Addition of SMSPI increased the foaming performance of both pure egg white and yolk-contaminated egg white. SMSPI consistently performed better than the unmodified SPI for improving foaming. Addition of SMSPI (16%, based on dry egg white, and 1.6% based on liquid egg white) fully restored foam expansion and foam liquid stability of 0.4% yolk-contaminated egg white, and it even out-performed the foaming of pure white protein. Therefore, a feasible solution to restore the foaming properties of yolk-contaminated egg white has been identified. It is expected that such modified SPI can be used as an additive or ingredient in foaming formulation, especially when the egg white protein is suspected of lipid contamination.     

Effects of ozone on functional properties of proteins

The present study investigates whether the ozone treatment could be an alternative to improve some functional properties of proteins. Ozone treatment was applied on whey protein isolate and egg white proteins which have been extensively used in food products to improve textural, functional and sensory attributes. Ozone treatment of proteins was performed either in aqueous solutions or as gas ozonation of pure protein powders. Foam formation and foam stability of proteins were enhanced extensively. The solubility of proteins were reduced as influenced from the aqueous and gas ozonation medium. The reduction was more pronounced in egg white proteins. Ozone treatment affected emulsion activity of whey protein isolate negatively and reduced the emulsion stability.     

Effects of soy protein isolate and egg white solids on the physicochemical properties of gluten-free bread

Gluten-free formulations are often supplemented with proteins to improve their quality. To determine the effects of alternative proteins on a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC)-treated gluten-free dough system, soy protein isolate was added at 1%, 2% and 3% while egg white solids were investigated at 5%, 10% and 15%. The formulated doughs were analysed using thermoanalytic and rheological techniques to determine the role of water and subsequent flow behaviour upon hydrocolloid addition. The baked loaves were measured for specific loaf volume and tensile strength to determine bread quality. The addition of soy protein isolate and egg white solids (5% and 10%) reduced dough stability by suppressing HPMC functionality, reducing available water, weakening HPMC interactions with the starch matrix and reducing foam stability. At 15% addition, egg white solids became the primary protein scaffolding in the dough and overcame negative interactions with HPMC, improving the loaf volume. However, this formulation may need further optimisation to meet full consumer acceptability.     

Effects of Lysozyme, Clupeine, and Sucrose on the Foaming Properties of Whey Protein Isolate and β-Lactoglobulin

Lysozyme and clupeine interacted with β-lactoglobulin to form aggregates. Sucrose reduced the aggregation. The addition of lysozyme (0.5%) to β-lactoglobulin (2.5%) reduced the time required to reach an overrun maximum and increased foam stability and heat stability by 124% and 377%, respectively. Lysozyme (0.5%) also improved overrun (98%), foam stability (114%) and heat stability of the foams (12%) made with whey protein isolate (WPI, 5%). Lysozyme and sucrose further improved the foaming properties of β-lactoglobulin and WPI. The addition of clupeine and sucrose gave similar results. The foaming properties of β-lactoglobulin and WPI with the inclusion of sucrose and lysozyme were superior to those of egg white.     

Thermal denaturation and functional properties of egg proteins in the presence of hydrocolloid gums

The aim of this study was to investigate the thermal stability, foaming and emulsifying properties of egg white and egg yolk constituents (egg yolk plasma and egg yolk granule) in the presence of hydrocolloid gums. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to examine the thermal stability of proteins. Heat denaturation of proteins were not influenced from the presence of anionic pectin and i-carrageenan and neutral guar gum. The residual denaturation enthalpy was observed to decrease as a result of protein aggregation. Thermal treatment have been observed to be detrimental to foaming capacity of egg white, while foam stability was improved. The foam stability was enhanced in the presence of pectin which may provide a strong viscoelastic film together with protein. Emulsifying activity and stability and of egg yolk granule and plasma were reduced after heat treatment. The presence of guar gum improved the emulsifying properties, while both pectin and guar gum reduced the rate and extend of creaming of egg yolk protein – stabilized proteins after heat treatment.     

Factors determining the physical properties of protein foams

Protein foams are an integral component of many foods such as meringue, nougat and angel food cake. With all these applications, the protein foam must first obtain the desired level of air phase volume (foamability), and then maintain stability when subjected to a variety of processes including mixing, cutting and heating. Therefore, factors determining foamability and stability to mechanical and thermal processing are important to proper food applications of protein foams. We have investigated the effects of protein type, protein modification and co-solutes on overrun, stability and yield stress. The level of overrun generated by different proteins was: whey protein isolate hydrolysates >whey protein isolate=β-lactoglobulin=egg white>α-lactalbumin. The level of yield stress generated by different proteins was: egg white>whey protein isolate hydrolysates≥β-lactoglobulin>whey protein isolate>α-lactalbumin. Factors that decreased surface charge (pH∼pI or high ionic strength) caused a more rapid adsorption of protein at the air–water interface, generally increased dilatational viscoelasticity and increased foam yield stress. The elastic component of the dilatational modulus of the air–water interface was correlated with foam yield stress. The properties of foams did not predict performance in making angel food cakes. A model for foam performance in angel food cakes is proposed.     

Nutritional quality evaluation of commercial protein supplements

Protein supplements have received increasing attention by consumers over the last few decades. However, hundreds of them have recently exhibited irregularities including lower quantities of proteins than disclosed values. This study aimed to evaluate the nutritional quality of six commercial protein supplement powders (calcium caseinate, milk protein concentrate, egg white, pea protein isolate, whey protein concentrate and soy protein isolate). The chemical composition, amino acid content and in vitro digestibility were examined. Thus, calculate the amino acid scores corrected for amino acid and protein digestibility. In vitro digestion was also conducted and protein hydrolysis was monitored by SDS-page. Calcium caseinate powder and whey protein concentrate were only composed of proteinogenic amino acids and exhibited the highest essential amino acid content. As regards in vitro digestibility, these two supplements perfectly meet the quality expectations of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Conversely, the other four supplements exhibited a lower quality than the FAO reference protein. This was due to low digestibility (for egg white and milk concentrate) and/or lack of a specific essential amino acid (for milk concentrate and pea isolate).     

The effect of irradiation on the functional properties of spray-dried egg white protein

The foaming properties of spray-dried egg white powder were examined as a function of dosage with ionizing radiation. Foam stability was studied by a micro-conductimetric method. A marked increase in foam stability was observed in all the irradiated samples examined (2–16 kGy) when compared to a non-irradiated control. The drainage rate and minimum thickness of air-suspended thin liquid films stabilised with egg white protein was measured interferometrically. The rate of film thinning decreased with increasing dose suggesting a dose related change in the bulk viscosity. There were minor changes in the secondary and tertiary structure of the irradiated protein determined by circular dichroism, which may account for the observed changes in functionality.     

不同打发状态蛋清泡沫及其凝胶特性的比较

蛋清具有良好的起泡性和凝胶性,其在充气食品中具有难以取代的地位。为研究不同状态蛋清泡沫凝胶的理化性质,该文在室温条件下以恒定搅拌速率（980 r/min）制备了不同打发状态（打发时间为0、50、70和90 s）的蛋清泡沫,并测定了蛋清泡沫的理化特性。随后将不同打发时间的蛋清泡沫加热固化,制备了蛋清泡沫凝胶,通过显微观察、色度、质构和流变分析考察了蛋清泡沫凝胶的特性。实验结果表明,在恒定的搅拌速率下蛋清泡沫的气泡状态会随打发时间的变化而变化。适当延长打发时间,有利于形成比重较低的（0.16～0.17）、具有高起泡性和泡沫稳定性的固态泡沫。打发70 s的蛋清泡沫（蛋清泡沫呈小弯钩状,比重为0.165）稳定性最佳,且经加热固化后,该蛋清泡沫凝胶的亮度（L*=90.28）显著升高,硬度（27.69 g）和弹性（0.78 mm）显著降低（P<0.05）,凝胶性质优良。结果揭示了蛋清泡沫的流变学性质能显著影响蛋清泡沫及其凝胶的性能,为蛋清泡沫在充气食品中的应用提供了理论参考。     

超高压和巴氏杀菌对蛋清蛋白结构及起泡性能的影响

本实验以市售鲜蛋制备得到的蛋清为原料,分别利用巴氏杀菌和超高压杀菌处理(200～300MPa,2.5～12.5 min),经喷雾干燥后,采用圆二色光谱、傅里叶变换红外光谱、紫外光谱、荧光光谱和动态光散射激光粒度仪等研究超高压杀菌处理对蛋清蛋白的构象、粒径、表面电位、起泡特性的影响.结果 表明,巴氏杀菌和超高压杀菌处理均...     

Thermal and Functional Properties of Bovine Blood Plasma and Egg White Proteins

All blood plasma proteins denatured at lower temperatures than the major protein of egg white (ovalbumin). γ-Globulin was the most heat-stable, and fibrinogen was the most heat-sensitive protein of blood plasma. The plasma had similar foaming capacity as egg white, but foam stability of plasma was less. Among plasma fractions, serum albumin, fibrinogen, and α-globulin had good foaming capacities and stabilities. Globulins were the only protein fraction of egg white with good foaming properties. Blood plasma and its component proteins were better emulsifiers than egg white and its component proteins.     

鹌鹑蛋功能特性及其影响因素

测定了鹌鹑蛋乳化性、起泡性、持水性等功能特性,并探讨了蔗糖、温度、pH值、氯化钠等因素对蛋白起泡性及其稳定性和蛋黄乳化性的影响。结果表明,鹌鹑蛋白的起泡性为7.33%,泡沫稳定性为63.49%,乳化性为41.51%,持水性约17.14%;鹌鹑蛋黄的起泡性为10%,泡沫稳定性为59.73%,乳化性为46.82%;鹌鹑全蛋液的起泡性为11%,泡沫稳定性为63.95%,乳化性为43.99%,持水性约18.28%。蔗糖能在一定范围内提高泡沫稳定性,适当加热可改善蛋白起泡性,蛋白起泡性随NaCl增加而有较大幅度提高。鹌鹑蛋黄乳化性随蔗糖浓度增大而提高,10～60℃内随温度升高而提高,加入氯化钠能明显提高蛋黄乳化性。pH值对蛋白起泡性和泡沫稳定性、蛋黄乳化性的影响均呈动态变化。     

Effects of sucrose on egg white protein and whey protein isolate foams: Factors determining properties of wet and dry foams (cakes)

The effects of sucrose on the physical properties of foams (foam overrun and drainage ½ life), air/water interfaces (interfacial dilational elastic modulus and interfacial pressure) and angel food cakes (cake volume and cake structure) of egg white protein (EWP) and whey protein isolate (WPI) was investigated for solutions containing 10% (w/v) protein. Increasing sucrose concentration (0–63.6 g/100 mL) gradually increased solution viscosity and decreased foam overrun. Two negative linear relationships were established between foam overrun and solution viscosity on a log–log scale for EWP and WPI respectively; while the foam overrun of EWP decreased in a faster rate than WPI with increasing solution viscosity (altered by sucrose). Addition of sucrose enhanced the interfacial dilational elastic modulus (E′) of EWP but reduced E′ of WPI, possibly due to different interfacial pressures. The foam drainage ½ life was proportionally correlated to the bulk phase viscosity and the interfacial elasticity regardless of protein type, suggesting that the foam destabilization changes can be slowed by a viscous continuous phase and elastic interfaces. Incorporation of sucrose altered the volume of angel food cakes prepared from WPI foams but showed no improvement on the coarse structure. In conclusion, sucrose can modify bulk phase viscosity and interfacial rheology and therefore improve the stability of wet foams. However, the poor stability of whey proteins in the conversion from a wet to a dry foam (angel food cake) cannot be changed with addition of sucrose.     

Technological evaluation of dried egg white prepared by different techniques

Egg white was spray dried, using Egyptian fresh eggs, with and without glucose removal. Glucose depletion in egg white was carried out using bacteria yeast and enzyme. Foam capacity and stability of liquid egg white was also decreased by dehydration, except for egg white in which enzyme was used for glucose removal. Foam was more stable in samples desugared by yeast and least stable in enzyme treated egg white. Both pan drying and spray drying methods had the same effect on foam capacity and stability of egg white. The pH value of liquid egg white was found to decrease by removing glucose and to increase by dehydration. The specific volume data and organoleptic evaluation of angel food cakes in which dehydrated egg white, imported dried egg white and fresh egg white were used, showed that the best method to prepare dehydrated egg white is by using enzymatic treatment for glucose removal before dehydration.     

Characterization of Apple Juice Foams for Foam-mat Drying Prepared with Egg White Protein and Methylcellulose

ABSTRACT: Intrinsic stability and rheological properties of apple juice foams for foam mat drying were studied. Foams were prepared from clarified apple juice by adding various concentrations of 2 foaming agents of different nature: a protein (egg white at 0.5%, 1%, 2%, and 3% w/w) and a polysaccharide (methylcellulose at 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.5%, 1%, and 2% w/w), and whipping at different times (3, 5, and 7 min). In general, egg white foams were less stable but showed a higher degree of solidity (stronger structures), higher foaming capacity, and smaller bubble average diameter than methylcellulose foams. Foam stability increased with increasing concentrations of either methylcellulose or egg white. Increasing whipping times increased the stability of egg white foams only. Stability parameters (maximum drainage and drainage half-time) were correlated in terms of rheological parameters of the continuous phase (consistency index and apparent viscosity at 30/s, respectively). The correlations ( R ²= 0.766 and 0.951, respectively) were considered acceptable because they were independent of whipping time and foaming agent nature and concentration. Results on foam rheology obtained by dynamic and vane tests were in agreement, but the latter method was more sensitive. Optimal concentrations to obtain the most solid foams (0.2% methylcellulose and 2% to 3% egg white, respectively) were the same concentrations required for maximum foaming capacity. Based on this observation and previous models, an empirical expression was proposed to predict the degree of solidity (in terms of inverse phase angle and yield stress) only as a function of foam structural properties (air volume fraction and average bubble size). The model proved to be satisfactory to fit experimental results ( R ²= 0.848 and 0.975, respectively), independently of whipping time, foaming agent nature and concentration.     

Effect of ultraviolet processing on selected properties of egg white

The effect of ultraviolet processing (10.6 and 63.7 kJ m(-2)) on selected properties of egg white (absorbance, particle size, protein fractions, free sulfhydryl content, immunoreactivity, viscosity, gelling and foaming properties) was investigated. Ultraviolet exposure induced the development of browning, the formation of large protein aggregates by disulfide exchange, and protein backbone cleavage. However, egg white proteins were differently sensitive to UV radiation. No changes in immunoreactivity, gelling temperature and gel firmness were observed. Independently on the UV dose, light treated egg white produced foams with higher stability. This effect was attributed to protein aggregates jamming in the fluid interstices between bubbles and/or to the higher viscosity of the aqueous phase. The latter was also associated to higher foam volume.     

添加谷氨酰胺转氨酶对糙米蛋糕品质的影响

研究在糙米蛋糕的蛋黄糊和蛋清中分别添加不同量的谷氨酰胺转氨酶(transglutaminase,TGase)对蛋糕烘焙品质的影响,并分析比较了TGase添加前后蛋黄糊和蛋清理化特性的变化。结果表明:添加TGase能显著提高糙米蛋糕的比容和弹性,降低其硬度,在蛋黄糊和蛋清中分别添加10和2 U/g TGase时,糙米蛋糕比容达到最大值6.0 mL/g。添加TGase后,蛋黄糊的黏度和乳化稳定性分别提高62.27%和3.86%,蛋清打发后的泡沫稳定性提高8.43%。通过测定发现蛋黄糊中的游离巯基含量明显减少,傅里叶变换红外光谱(fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,FTIR)和体积排阻高效液相色谱(size exclusion high performance liquid chromatography,SE-HPLC)的分析表明,添加了TGase的蛋黄糊中蛋白质β-折叠的比例显著增加,无规卷曲、β-转角的比例下降,并形成了更多大分子质量的蛋白质聚集体。这表明添加TGase促进了蛋黄糊和蛋清中的蛋白形成更多的交联,使蛋白质网络更加紧密,从而改善糙米蛋糕的质构。