Modulating the fat globules of plant-based cream emulsion: Influence of the source of plant proteins

In this study the physical properties of plant-based cream emulsion using various plant-proteins and homogenisation pressures were investigated. Three plant proteins (soy protein isolate-SPI, faba protein isolate-FBI, and pea protein isolate-PPI) at 2, 3 and 4% (w/w) concentrations were emulsified with 36% plant-fat (a mixture of palm oil, sunflower oil and monodiglyceride) and passed through two-stage homogenisation pressures at 25/5, 10/4, and 7/3 MPa. Increasing homogenisation pressure and protein content reduced the fat globule size as observed in microstructure images but increased the particles size (D[4,3]) in emulsion. All emulsions had high zeta potential values (−25 to −49 mV) suggesting stable emulsions with a firm and thick consistency. The friction coefficient of creams with PPI was significantly lower than SPI and FBI, indicating better lubrication properties. The results obtained suggests the ability to produce stable plant-based cream from plant-based proteins and fat that can replace the dairy cream.     

Viscoelastic properties of acid milk gel as affected by fat nature at low level

The viscoelastic properties of acid milk gels containing small amounts of different fats were investigated. Skim milk was reconstituted from ultra low-heat skim milk powder and emulsions made with 2% (v/v) sunflower oil, olive oil, groundnut oil, or anhydrous milk fat using a pressure homogenizer. Acidification at 20 °C for 14 h to pH ∼4.6 was achieved by adding glucono-δ-lactone to the emulsion. Stress relaxation testing enabled determination of the firmness and the solid-like properties, i.e., elasticity. Regardless of the physical state of the fat, emulsion gels exhibited higher firmness than fat-free gels, despite the low fat level used. The firmness of the gels containing this small quantity of fat was more sensitive to temperature than was the firmness of fat-free gels. The relaxation time was higher in the presence of fat crystals. Modifications in the rheological properties of gels containing fat were attributed to fat droplets acting as active filler particles.     

高浓度大豆蛋白乳化体系的表征及探讨

以改性大豆浓缩蛋白(FSPC)、大豆分离蛋白(SPI)和商业大豆分离蛋白(CSPI)为主要原料,比较了在低速搅拌情况下,不同大豆蛋白制得的高浓度乳化体系在流变和微观结构上的性状和差异。各乳化体系都呈现出典型假塑性流体的性质,FSPC和CSPI高浓度乳化体系黏度远远高于SPI,弹性模量亦有显著差异,FSPC和CSPI体系表现出了更多的固体性质。电镜观察的结果证实,SPI、FSPC和CSPI高浓度乳化体系中发生了不同程度的絮凝或胶联。     

Tepary Bean Flour, Albumin and Globulin Fractions Functional Properties Compared with Soy Protein Isolate

The solubilities of teparies albumin (TA) and globulin (TG) compared to soy protein isolate (SPI) were higher at pH 1–4 but similar at pH 8–12. Although SPI developed significantly higher viscosity than the tepary bean proteins, the flour (TF) and TA had significantly higher heat coagulability and foaming properties. TG did not coagulate upon heating (100°C). Also, TG formed a weaker and less stable foam and had significantly lower emulsion capacity than TF, TA, and SPI. Tepary bean proteins absorbed significantly higher amounts of fat (corn oil) than SPI.     

超声改性大豆分离蛋白与大豆可溶性多糖复合乳化体系的冻融稳定性研究

本实验针对不同超声功率改性的大豆分离蛋白与大豆可溶性多糖形成的复合乳液的冻融稳定性进行研究, 揭示乳液冻融稳定机理与形成乳液复合物结构特性之间的构效关系。对2 次冻融循环处理前后乳液油滴进行共聚焦 观察,研究等温结晶固脂含量、油脂被乳化量的变化和作为乳化剂的大豆分离蛋白不同超声处理（0、200、300、 400、500 W）下二级结构的变化,进而分析其与乳液冻融稳定性的关系。结果表明：乳液经2 次冻融循环处理后 随着超声功率的增加聚结程度降低,400 W超声处理的大豆分离蛋白与大豆可溶性多糖复合乳液最为稳定;等温 结晶条件下不同乳液固脂含量增加速率不同,但最终平衡时总含量相同;油脂被乳化量发生不同程度的变化;不 同超声处理改变了大豆分离蛋白的二级结构,400 W超声处理的大豆分离蛋白无规卷曲结构含量最高。说明不同 超声改性的大豆分离蛋白与大豆可溶性多糖会形成不同结构的复合物,影响了乳液的冻融稳定性,初步明确了 适当的超声处理能够改善大豆分离蛋白的空间结构,促进其与大豆可溶性多糖分子的键合,进而影响大豆分离蛋 白-多糖界面结构特性和乳化体系的冻融稳定性。     

Emulsifying properties of proteins extracted from Australian canola meal

Canola protein albumin fraction, globulin fraction, and canola protein isolate (CPI) were compared to commercial soy protein isolate (SPI) in terms of their emulsifying properties at various pH values. The globulin fraction had higher emulsifying capacity (EC), higher emulsifying activity index (EAI), and the droplet size of emulsions it stabilized was consistently smaller irrespective of pH compared to albumin fraction or CPI. In comparison to SPI, globulin fractions also had higher EC at all pH values tested, higher EAI at acidic pH, and smaller or comparable average emulsion droplet size at both pH 4 and 7. The stability of canola protein based emulsions were comparable to those of SPI based emulsions at most pH values (except the emulsion stabilized by the CPI at pH 4), with no significant (p > 0.05) changes in droplet size during storage for up to 7 days at room temperature. These emulsions, however, experienced separation into the emulsion and serum phases after 24 h storage at room temperature with the exception of CPI- and SPI-stabilized emulsions at pH 9. This study demonstrates the comparable emulsifying properties (forming or stabilizing) of some canola proteins to commercially available SPI, suggesting the potential use of canola proteins in food applications.     

Influences of Gums, Soy Protein Isolate, and Heating Temperatures on Reduced-Fat Meat Batters in a Model System

Effects of incorporation of iota-carrageenan, sodium alginate (AL), and soy protein isolate (SPI) in comparison with control (CONT) on the textural and physicochemical properties of reduced-fat (15%) meat emulsions heated to various internal temperatures were investigated. Lower percent fat and water losses for treatments containing gums or soy protein isolate than those of CONT indicated that addition of gums and soy protein isolate could improve emulsion stability. AL had the greatest water-holding capacity at the higher endpoint temperatures (76.7 °C and 82.2 °C), which was possibly due to the formation of a heat-stable alginate gel. The SPI had the highest concentration of salt-soluble protein in either raw or cooked meat batter.     

Physicochemical properties of soy protein isolate gels emulsified with various oils using a microbial transglutaminase

Soy protein isolate (SPI) gels emulsified with oils including soybean, olive, palm, and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) were prepared by a microbial transglutaminase (MTGase). The hardness of 10% SPI gel was greatly increased by adding higher amount of oils. The emulsion gels prepared with 10% SPI and 30% olive oil showed the highest hardness of 1,711 g. In the gelation with various oil content (5–30%), the higher concentration of oils indicated the drastic increase of elastic modulus G′ and viscous modulus G″ during initial gelation for 7 min. The G′ value of SPI emulsion gel showed the 150 (soybean oil 30%), 147 (olive oil 30%), 121 (palm oil 30%), and 61 Pa (EPA 25%), respectively. In the color value of SPI emulsion gel, addition of higher concentration of oils resulted in the increase of L value (brightness), indicating 99.14 (L value) at 30% palm oil. The micro-structure of SPI emulsion gel entrapped with various oils showed the homogeneous network with small porosity compared with that of SPI gel without oil. In particular, SPI emulsion gel with 10% palm oil showed the compact structure distributed evenly with small porosity. Conclusively, the functional and rheological properties of SPI emulsion gel produced by catalytic action of MTGase could be modulated by the type and content of oils fortified.     

Effects of different nut oils on the structures and properties of gel-like emulsions induced by ultrasound using soy protein as an emulsifier

Gel-like emulsions were produced by high-intensity ultrasound (HIU) emulsification using soy protein as an emulsifier. Sunflower (a seed kernel oil), peanut (a groundnut oil), hazelnut, walnut, almond and pine nut oils were chosen as oil phases. The kinds of nut oil significantly affect the structures and properties of gel-like emulsions. The particle size of sunflower oil gel-like emulsion was smallest. Moreover, the macrorheological and microrheological results indicated that the values of apparent viscosity, storage modulus (G′) and elasticity index (EI) of sunflower and almond oil gel-like emulsions were higher while those of the walnut and pine nut oil gel-like emulsions were lower. Moreover, the sunflower oil gel-like emulsion was more stable after 2-month storage. The current study illustrated that HIU was of great importance for the production of high-viscosity gel-like emulsions. Furthermore, the differences of nut oils resulted in diverse physicochemical properties of gel-like emulsions.     

Emulsion Stabilizing Properties of Soy Protein Isolates Mixed with Sodium Caseinates

To most effectively utilize the valuable functional properties of soy protein isolates (SPI), it is necessary to study their functional behavior in complex systems where interaction with other components (e.g., proteins, fats, carbohydrates, etc.) is expected to occur. The effect of mixing SPI and sodium caseinates (SC) on SPI emulsion stabilizing properties (ESP) was evaluated by determining emulsion stability, % adsorption of proteins onto the oil globule surface and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoretic analysis. In emulsions prepared using the shearing force method, the high ESP (77%) of SPI was decreased to a low level (15%)–the same as that for SC–by mixing SC with the SPI. The main reason for this phenomenon is the initial coating of the oil globules with a thin layer of SC which prevents adsorption of SPI.     

Temperature and pH as factors influencing droplet size distribution and linear viscoelasticity of O/W emulsions stabilised by soy and gluten proteins

The influence of pH and two post-emulsification treatments (pH modification and thermal cycles) over linear dynamic viscoelasticity and droplet size distribution, DSD, of O/W emulsions (75% oil) stabilized either by soy protein isolate, SPI, or wheat gluten, WG were studied in the present work. Rheological properties and droplet size of fresh emulsions showed an important dependence on pH as a consequence of the role of electrostatic interactions, not being possible to obtain a stable emulsion for pH values close to the protein isoelectric point, pI, (4–5 for SPI and 6 for WG). In order to overcome this inconvenient, an alternative emulsification procedure, basically consisting in a modification of pH after emulsification (indirect emulsification), was successfully developed. Emulsions obtained after this post-emulsification treatment, showed higher elastic (G′) and loss (G″) moduli and also larger oil droplets than fresh emulsions prepared at the same pH. Moreover, the application of upward/downward temperature cycles from 20 to 70 °C to emulsions directly prepared at a pH yielded to significantly higher values of the rheological functions when compared to those found for fresh emulsions. Accordingly, both post-emulsification treatments lead to apparent enhancements in emulsion rheology and microstructure, which is indicative of a good potential to improve long-term emulsion stability.     

Influence of sugars on the characteristics of glucono-δ-lactone-induced soy protein isolate gels

The effects of the reducing sugars (glucose and lactose) and the non-reducing sugar (sucrose), heated in combination with soy protein isolate (SPI) at neutral pH, on the physicochemical and rheological properties of SPI were determined. After formation of gels induced by glucono-δ-lactone (GDL), the textural profile and physicochemical bonds of the non-heated and heated SPI gels were investigated. The gelation of SPI was induced in three stages of processing that is similar to some tofu-making procedures. First, SPI was heated in the presence of sugars at neutral pH above the denaturation temperature of SPI; then gelation was induced by GDL at iso-electric pH and finally the acidic gels were heat treated again. Heat treatment with glucose at neutral pH resulted in SPI with higher glycation degree than with lactose, whereas SPI heat treated in the presence of sucrose was not glycated. GDL-induced gels of SPI glycated with glucose was more soluble in water than gels of SPI reacted with lactose, which in turn was more soluble than the control and gels of SPI heated in the presence of sucrose. This indicates a change in the net charge of proteins caused by the glycation reaction. Glucose and lactose had a protective effect on protein denaturation at neutral pH, albeit less than sucrose, resulting in GDL-induced gels with increased water holding capacity and reduced gel hardness than sucrose. Chemical analysis indicated that disulphide bonds were involved in maintaining the structure of the gels, and solubility profiles of gels in different buffers indicate that other types of covalent bonds besides disulphide bonds were formed in gels of glycated SPI, resulting in reduced gel elasticity.     

Characteristics of Sodium Caseinate- and Soy Protein Isolate-Stabilized Emulsion-Gels Formed by Microbial Transglutaminase

ABSTRACT:  Protein-stabilized emulsion gels were prepared via microbial transglutaminase (mTGase) catalysis, and their physicochemical characteristics were examined. Emulsion oil droplet size and interfacial protein load were measured. The sodium caseinate and soy protein isolate emulsion gels exhibited different microstructures and physical properties. The emulsion gels improved the storage stability of aroma compounds. Rheological measurements of the emulsion gels revealed interesting strength, gelation kinetics, and thermal sensitivity properties. The mTGase-induced emulsion gels comprised a fine network which led to less release of aroma compounds upon storage than did emulsions. These results suggest that emulsion gels may be used to improve the texture of food emulsions and to control release of food aromas.     

Comparing the heat stability of soya protein and milk whey protein emulsions

The heat stability of emulsions stabilized by WPC or SPI or mixtures of the two are compared by following the change in oil droplet number during heating, and applying kinetic rate equations to calculate the rate constant (k) for destabilization. SPI emulsions were found to be unstable to heat at pH around the pI, whilst being stable at pH further from the pI. This is related to the pH dependent solubility of soy proteins. This determined that a pH close to the pI (pH 4.5) be used for further studies so as to give a heat labile emulsion. Both WPC and SPI emulsions showed a weak dependence of k on protein concentration at pH 4.5, and an increasing k as the temperature increased. Arrhenius plots for emulsions made with WPC were bilinear, whilst those for SPI followed a single straight line. The change in slope of the Arrhenius plots for the WPC emulsions occurred around 70 °C, lower than would be expected from the denaturation temperature of β-lactoglobulin, the protein that dominates the thermal behaviour of WPC. The activation energies for WPC and SPI emulsions calculated from the slopes of the Arrhenius plots are slightly lower for WPC and considerably lower for SPI than the equivalent values in the literature for these proteins in solution. This, and the apparent lower denaturation temperature of β-lactoglobulin in emulsions, we explain by hypothesizing that the WPC and SPI proteins are already partially denatured by surface adsorption when they are heated, and thus require less energy to denature, and unfold at lower temperatures than native non-adsorbed proteins.     

Emulsifying properties of canola and flaxseed protein isolates produced by isoelectric precipitation and salt extraction

The emulsifying (emulsion capacity, EC; emulsion activity/stability indices, EAI–ESI and creaming stability, CS) and physicochemical properties (surface charge/hydrophobicity, protein solubility, interfacial tension, and droplet size) of chickpea (ChPI), faba bean (FbPI), lentil (LPI), and pea (PPI) protein isolates produced by isoelectric precipitation and salt extraction were investigated relative to each other and a soy protein isolate (SPI). Both the legume source and method of isolate production showed significant effects on the emulsifying and physicochemical properties of the proteins tested. All legume proteins carried a net negative charge at neutral pH, and had surface hydrophobicity values ranging between 53.0 and 84.8 (H₀-ANS), with PPI showing the highest value. Isoelectric precipitation resulted in isolates with higher surface charge and solubility compared to those produced via salt extraction. The EC values ranged between 476 and 542 g oil/g protein with LPI showing the highest capacity. Isoelectric-precipitated ChPI and LPI had relatively high surface charges (~−22.3 mV) and formed emulsions with smaller droplet sizes (~ 1.6 μm), they also displayed high EAI (~ 46.2 m²/g), ESI (~ 84.9 min) and CS (98.6%) results, which were comparable to the SPI.     

甲基纤维素对大豆分离蛋白乳浊液稳定性影响的研究

本文研究了甲基纤维素对大豆分离蛋白乳浊液稳定性的影响。研究结果表明，在低浓度时，甲基纤维素增加了体系的稳定性，对NaCl引起的液滴絮凝也有很好的抑制作用。而高浓度的甲基纤维素导致pH6．5和7．0的体系同时发生乳析和蛋白质沉积现象。其作用机理可能是，在低浓度时甲基纤维素吸附到液滴蛋白质层的外围形成次级保护层，增加了体系的稳定性，而高浓度时则可能置换出液滴的蛋白质吸附层。     

植物球蛋白/姜黄素纳米复合物的制备及其对O/W型Pickering乳液氧化稳定性影响

本论文以两类植物球蛋白:豌豆分离蛋白(PPI)和大豆分离蛋白(SPI)为材料制备荷载姜黄素蛋白纳米复合物,并探究荷载前后蛋白所制备乳液的物理和氧化稳定性差异。结果表明:PPI和SPI在pH 3.0和pH 7.0下荷载前后蛋白纳米颗粒粒径没有明显变化。pH 7.0时两蛋白姜黄素荷载量均高于pH 3.0,各pH下SPI荷载量要高于PPI。表面疏水性的显著降低与荧光淬灭现象发生表明形成两种蛋白纳米复合物的主要作用力为疏水相互作用,同时在两pH下,PPI比SPI荧光蓝移趋势更明显且有效淬灭常数也更大,即更易形成复合物。与原蛋白相比,荷载后各蛋白颗粒所制备乳液乳化活性有少许降低,同时pH 3.0时各蛋白颗粒乳化活性要高于pH 7.0。各乳液生成初级氧化产物脂质氢过氧化物浓度的变化趋势与生成次级氧化产物TBARS相类似,均为荷载姜黄素后各乳液氧化水平加速,同时pH 3.0时各类型乳液油滴氧化程度均高于pH 7.0。     

High pressure versus heat treatments for pasteurisation and sterilisation of model emulsions

Heat treatments can have considerable influence on the droplet size distribution of oil-in-water emulsions. In the present study, high-pressure (HP) pasteurisation and sterilisation were evaluated as alternatives for heat preservation of emulsions. HP conditions used were 600 MPa, 5 min, room temperature and 800 MPa, 5 min, 80 °C initial temperature, 115 °C maximum temperature for HP pasteurisation and HP sterilisation respectively. The effects on droplet size of these conditions were compared to heat treatments for whey protein isolate (WPI) and soy protein isolate (SPI) emulsions at two pH values and two ionic strengths. For WPI, also the effect of protein in the bulk phase was evaluated.Both HP and heat pasteurisation treatments resulted in similar or slightly decreased average droplet sizes compared to the untreated samples. For neutral SPI emulsions, heat sterilisation increased the average droplet size from 1.6 μm to 43.7 μm, while HP sterilisation resulted only in a small increase towards an average droplet size of 2.1 μm. The neutral WPI emulsions, except those with a high ionic strength, gave similar results with respect to the droplet size, showing that for neutral pH WPI or SPI emulsions HP sterilisation is preferable above heat sterilisation. Concerning the low pH WPI emulsions, the droplet sizes were unaffected after both heat and HP sterilisation.Industrial relevanceHeat pasteurisation and sterilisation are effective treatments to preserve food products that are based on emulsions with respect to microbial safety. However, heat treatments can negatively affect emulsion stability. Currently, in addition to high pressure at room temperature, high-pressure treatments at elevated temperature received a great deal of interest to achieve sterilised products. This study evaluated the effects of both heat and high-pressure pasteurisation and sterilisation on droplet size of whey protein isolate and soy protein isolate emulsions. It was shown that for pasteurisation treatments, both heat and high pressure have minor effects on the droplet size of the emulsion. However, for sterilisation purposes high-pressure treatment is preferable for emulsion at neutral pH. High-pressure sterilisation can therefore be interesting alternatives to heat treatments to preserve emulsion stability.     

高压均质对大豆分离蛋白功能特性的影响

研究了高压均质压力(40～160MPa)和均质次数(1次/2次)对大豆分离蛋白(SPI)功能特性的影响。结果表明:均质次数为1次时,40MPa和80MPa可显著提高SPI的溶解性,压力增加至120MPa和160MPa时,溶解性反而明显下降,但持水性提高;1次均质可以显著改善SPI乳化活性,而对其乳化稳定性影响不大;80MPa1次均质和160MPa2次均质能显著提高SPI凝胶性;除160MPa外,均质压力相同时,1次均质比2次均质更有利于改善SPI功能特性(包括溶解性、乳化性、凝胶性和持油性)。     

Physical properties of emulsion gels formulated with sonicated soy protein isolate

This study aimed to determine the effect of high-intensity ultrasound (HIU) on physical properties of soy protein isolate dispersions (SPI) and their addition to emulsion gels (EG) containing soybean oil (SBO), inulin (IN) and carrageenan (CAR). Sonicated and non-sonicated SPI dispersions were mixed with CAR, IN and SBO and heated at 90 °C for 30 min to gel the emulsion. An increase in solubility and oil binding capacity was observed in sonicated SPI dispersions (S-SPI) compared to the non-sonicated ones. HIU changed the molecular weight of SPI and decreased apparent viscosity in the dispersions. The use of S-SPI in the EG reduced the droplet size and increased the hardness and G′ values. The use of S-SPI allowed a reduction of 75% of carrageenan in the EG without affecting the hardness of the gel. The results suggest that HIU can be used to improve rheological properties of functional EG.