Compositional analysis and rheological characterization of gum tragacanth exudates from six species of Iranian Astragalus

The sugar composition and viscoelastic behaviour of Iranian gum tragacanth exuded by six species of Astragalus was investigated at a concentration of 1.3% and varying ionic strength using a controlled shear-rate rheometer. Compositional analysis of the six species of gum tragacanth by high-performance anion-exchange chromatography with pulsed amperometric detection suggested the occurrence of arabinose, xylose, glucose, galactose, fucose, rhamnose and galacturonic acid residues in the gum structure; however, the proportions of each sugar varied significantly among the gums from the different species of Astragalus, and this variation led to interesting differences in functional properties. Rheological measurements performed on dispersions of the six species of gum tragacanth demonstrated viscoelastic properties. The mechanical spectra derived from strain sweep and frequency sweep measurements indicated that the different gum tragacanth dispersions had distinctive viscoelastic behaviours. Investigation of the viscoelastic properties of the different gum dispersions in the presence of NaCl revealed that the addition of NaCl could lead to slight to drastic decreases in the G′, G″ or η^∗ values of the various gums. In general, the results indicated that the six varieties of gum tragacanth studied exhibited significantly different rheological properties; therefore, these different gums may find use in a variety of applications as stabilisers, thickeners, emulsifiers and suspending agents depending on their rheological behaviour.     

Functional,Thermal and Rheological Properties of High Fibre Fresh Pasta: Effect of Tiger Nut Flour and Xanthan Gum Addition

Tiger nut flour (TNF) is a rich source of dietary fibre with potential to be used in cereal-based products. However, research on improving the rheological properties of tiger nut-based doughs is limited. In this paper, the significance of TNF and xanthan gum (X) incorporation into fresh egg pasta, in terms of its thermal and dynamic rheological properties, has been investigated. Plain semolina pasta (DWS) was used as control. High fibre doughs (20 and 40% TNF) with or without X (0 and 1%) were assessed. Both fundamental (dynamic oscillatory and creep tests) and empirical (texture profile analysis) tests were performed to assess the viscoelasticity of TNF-DWS composite blends. Raw solids (TNF, DWS) were characterised in terms of their chemical composition, particle size distribution and functional properties. For both fresh and cooked pasta, water activity, water content and gelatinisation temperatures were estimated. The results from the rheological tests revealed that partial replacement of DWS by TNF lead to less cohesive and weaker structures due to the lower presence of a gluten network. X significantly improved the rheological response of the TNF-based doughs. Thermal analysis showed a single endothermic peak in the temperature range between 60 and 78 °C during heating, which corresponds to the amylopectin gelatinisation. However, when replacing 40% of DWS by TNF, two-phase transitions were observed, probably associated to the starch tiger nut gelatinisation or the formation of amylose-lipid complexes. The optimum cooking time for the tiger nut pasta was 2 min as determined by a calorimetric analysis.     

沙蒿籽胶的流变学性质研究

研究了沙蒿籽胶的静态流变学特性和动态流变学特性。静态流变学表明:沙蒿籽胶溶液是触变性流体,其表观粘度随质量分数的增加而增加,且随剪切速率变化的影响符合Herschel-Bulkey模型;温度、pH值等对沙蒿籽胶溶液的表观粘度影响较小;盐的加入能改变沙蒿籽胶溶液的粘度。动态流变学特性表明:沙蒿籽胶溶液显示弱凝胶特性。     

RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR OF KAPPA-CARRAGEENAN/GALACTOMANNAN MIXTURES AT A VERY LOW LEVEL OF KAPPA-CARRAGEENAN

The rheological behaviour of kappa-carrageenan/galactomannan blends, at ratios ranging from 1/99 to 5/95 in the presence of KCl, was investigated by means of viscosity and oscillatory shear measurements. These experiments were performed at 1% total polymer concentration and at 15C. The results were compared to those of the galactomannans alone (locust bean gum or guar gum).     

Gelatinization properties of wheat flour as determined by empirical and fundamental rheometric method

Certain empirical rheological methods are in extensive use in wheat and/or flour research to assess starch gelatinization and pasting behavior primarily due to easy performance and good correlation with final product quality. However, their applications are often associated with specific drawbacks that could be limiting factors for certain applications, such as poor definition of the measured parameters, time-consuming nature, difficulties in interpretation of results, large sample sizes, etc. The listed shortcomings can be overcome by application of fundamental rheological methods that are based on well-defined rheological parameters such as stress, strain, viscosity and modulus. The objective of this study was to optimize the fundamental rheological method for determination of the gelatinization properties of wheat flour that correspondents to the standard widely accepted empirical rheological method—Amylograph method and to compare them in order to determine whether they can be interchangeable depending on different analytical needs. The obtained results have shown that the application of fundamental rheometric procedure for determination of pasting properties of wheat flour provides reliable determination of the gelatinization properties of wheat flour. Moreover, substantial advantages of fundamental rheometric method over the empirical one were identified including smaller sample size, ability to set the desirable heating and shear rate, shorter test duration and better precision.     

THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE RHEOLOGY OF BUTTER, A SPREADABLE BLEND AND SPREADS

The texture of lipid-based food materials is an important topic for investigation. In this study, the rheological properties of five edible fats were determined. A puncture test was performed to investigate the rheological properties of the food materials at 5C and at 19C using a texture analyzer. The force-displacement measurements were converted to stress–strain by assuming incompressibility of edible fat food materials in a linear viscoelastic region (LVR). Young's modulus of each edible fat was calculated using stress–stain curves in a LVR. Shear elastic moduli of edible fats in a LVR were obtained using a rheometer. Further to that the effect of temperature on storage modulus and loss modulus and creep test were obtained using a rheometer. The tests showed good correlation between Young's modulus and shear elastic modulus for each material. The mechanical properties correlated well with the structural properties of each of the materials.

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

The texture of butter, blends and spreads is determined by temperature, rheological properties, processing conditions and the composition of the material. Our research investigated the effect of temperature on the rheological properties of these foods. The results may be used to model the relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties of the fat crystal network.     

Rheological/textural properties of starch and crude hsian‐tsao leaf gum mixed systems

The Effects of hsian‐tsao leaf gum (HG) on the rheological/textural properties of non‐waxy starches were studied. Pronounced interactions between starch and HG were observed. The rheological properties, including pseudo‐gel viscosity in the rapid visco‐analyser test, storage and loss moduli in the dynamic rheological test, as well as firmness in the texture analyser test, of the mixed gels generally improved with increasing gum concentration to a certain level, then deteriorated with further increase in gum concentration. The critical gum concentration for the development of optimal rheological properties depended on the starch type and concentration. Within the concentration range studied, mixed systems with wheat starch could generally reach the highest pseudo‐gel viscosity, firmness, and storage modulus if the starch/HG ratio was appropriate, followed by those with corn and tapioca starch. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry     

Rheological Characterization of Binary Combination of Gleditsia triacanthos Gum and Tapioca Starch

In the current study, Gleditsia triacanthos gum and tapioca starch were combined and rheological characterization of the binary mixture was performed. Gleditsia triacanthos gum at four different concentrations (0.1, 0.4, 0.7, and 1.0%, w/v) was mixed with tapioca starch at a constant level (2.5%, w/v). Steady shear and dynamic shear rheological properties of samples were determined using a stress/strain controlled rheometer at a constant temperature (25ºC). Oswald de Waele model was used to describe the shear rate effect on apparent viscosity values of the samples. Increase in the Gleditsia triacanthos level increased the apparent viscosity and consistency coefficient of the samples. Similarly, dynamic shear rheological parameters of the samples increased with the increase of Gleditsia triacanthos gum. The concentration of 0.7% for Gleditsia triacanthos gum was determined to be cross point for the liquid–solid phase. From this level, the elastic behavior became more dominant compared to viscous behavior because tangent delta was equal to one in this concentration. To describe the effect of Gleditsia triacanthos level on the studied rheological parameters, the Power law and exponential type models were used.     

Swallowing profiles of food polysaccharide gels in relation to bolus rheology

Swallowing profiles of food polysaccharide gels were investigated in relation to bolus rheology. Polysaccharide gel from either gellan gum or a mixture of gellan gum and psyllium seed gum was used as a model food. Acoustic analysis and sensory evaluation were carried out to investigate the swallowing profiles using the same human subjects. Model bolus was prepared through instrumental mastication using a mechanical simulator to mimic the action of the human jaw in the presence or absence of artificial saliva and was subjected to dynamic viscoelasticity measurements to investigate the rheological properties. Bolus from the binary gel was shorter in time required to transfer through the pharyngeal phase due to mass flow and was scored higher in sensory perceived cohesiveness (bolus forming) than that from gellan gum gel. Model bolus from the binary gel showed a rheologically weak gel (or structured fluid) behavior and was higher in structural homogeneity than that from gellan gum gel. Also, dynamic viscoelasticity parameters of the binary gel were less dependent on the addition level of saliva. Results indicate that the viscoelasticity balance is a key for texture design of dysphagia foods in relation to the saliva miscibility.     

Rheological study of gum arabic solutions: Interpretation based on molecular self-association

This study deals with the rheological properties of aqueous solutions of gum arabic, the complex arabinogalactan polysaccharide containing about 2% protein. The flow behavior of control gum and a matured gum (EM2), which have different molecular associations, was investigated at different concentrations in water and added urea (6M) by rheological and dynamic light scattering methods. The influence of molecular association on rheological behavior of gum arabic solutions was studied. It was found that though Newtonian behavior was observed across a wide range of concentrations and at high shear rates, gum arabic solutions showed a pronounced shear thinning in low shear rate ranges. The maximum difference in viscosity between shear rate increasing and decreasing processes was observed at 6% for both control gum and EM2 in water, and at 3% for control gum and 9% for EM2 in urea solutions. The results demonstrated macromolecular association of gum arabic occurring in the solutions, and the observed time-dependent flow behavior reflected microstructural breakdown and re-building in the systems. This phenomenon was understood in view of the relationship between rheological properties and microstructural characteristics. A model was presented to interpret the rheological behavior, which is attributed to the occurrence of shear-induced breakdown and re-formation of gum arabic aggregates.     

Rheology and breadmaking performance of rice-buckwheat batters supplemented with hydrocolloids

The aim of this work was to investigate the effects of hydrocolloid addition on rheological properties and breadmaking performance of rice-buckwheat batter at different water levels. Xanthan gum (XG) and propylene glycol alginate (PGA) were added to rice-buckwheat blend (60:40) at levels of 0.5–1.5%. Batter rheological properties were investigated using dynamic measurements in the linear viscoelastic range (frequency sweep and time cure tests). The addition of both hydrocolloids significantly enhanced the storage modulus (G′) of batter. XG exerted greater effect on G′ than PGA. Different effects on starch gelatinisation were observed for the two hydrocolloids. PGA breads showed higher improvement in terms of increased specific volume (V_s), decreased crumb firmness and crumb structure than XG breads. Different technological behaviours were explained on the basis of batter rheological properties.     

葫芦巴胶改善吞咽障碍者饮水安全性的流变学研究

参照美国吞咽障碍膳食标准,以样品的 η50黏度为分类依据,将葫芦巴胶制备成黏度分别为180 cP(花蜜型)、1000 cP(蜂蜜型)和2500 cP(布丁型)的增稠流体,对其流变学性质进行研究,并评价葫芦巴胶用于改善吞咽障碍者的饮水安全性.结果表明,溶解温度是葫芦巴胶流变性质能否满足改善饮水安全性要求的关键.80℃制备...     

Rheological,Textural and Flavour Properties of Yellow Mustard Sauce as Affected by Modified Starch,Xanthan and Guar Gum

Influence of a modified starch-gum thickening system on the rheological, textural and flavour properties of yellow mustard sauce was studied. The rheological measurements indicated that the sauces exhibited a weak gel-like, strong shear thinning behaviour. Dynamic viscoelasticity measurements showed that the sauces with modified starch (MS) and xanthan gum (XG) presented superior viscoelastic properties to those with MS and guar gum (GG) samples. All tested sauces showed non-Newtonian, pseudoplastic and thixotropic fluids characteristics. Parameters such as hardness, springiness, cohesiveness, gumminess and spreadability were used to evaluate the textural properties, and the results indicated that MS/XG was more influential than MS/GG on the textural properties. Sensory analysis suggested that 0.4 % MS/0.3 % XG, 0.4 % MS/0.4 % XG and 0.4 % MS/0.4 % GG were superior thickeners for the yellow mustard sauces. The flavours of these three sample groups with the highest sensory scores and a sample with only MS were analysed by an electronic nose, which showed that the electronic nose was able to distinguish their differences.     

发酵液中威兰胶的乙醇沉淀行为

作者研究了发酵液中威兰胶在乙醇溶剂作用下的沉淀行为,分析了乙醇质量浓度、pH值、盐离子种类和盐浓度等因素对威兰胶沉淀效果的影响,以及对沉淀物最终产物流变学性能的影响。确定威兰胶的最佳沉淀条件为:当添加2.5mol/LCaCl2溶液使威兰胶发酵液中的最终电荷浓度达到0.1mol/L,pH调至2.0,乙醇质量浓度为37.6g/dL时,可以有效沉淀分离得到威兰胶,收率为92.5%,并保持良好的流变学性能,比对照条件下的乙醇用量节省了73.3%。     

复合多糖稳定剂在乳白鱼肝油中的应用

采用ＨａａｋｅＲＶ１２粘度仪测定复配胶溶液、７７９６胶溶液以及乳白鱼肝油的流变性质，用光散射仪测定乳白鱼肝油中油滴大小分布，结果表明，复配胶与进口的７７９６胶相比，不仅价格低，而且稳定性能优于７７９６胶。使用ＤＬＶＯ理论探讨了复配胶稳定乳白鱼肝油的稳定机理。     

EFFECT OF POLYSORBATE-60 ON THE STABILITY OF O/W EMULSIONS STABILIZED BY PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE AND XANTHAN GUM

The effect of polysorbate-60 in improving the stability of model oil-in-water emulsions formulated with xanthan gum and propylene glycol alginate was studied at two levels of the surfactant; 0.15% and 0.30%. Creep measurements and steady shear measurements as well as surface tension and oil droplet size measurements were conducted to relate rheological and surface properties to improved stability. Higher polysorbate-60 concentration resulted in lower surface tension values which shifted the oil droplet size distribution to a smaller size range; this distribution was a function of aging time at 0.15% weight concentration PS-60. The decay in rheological parameters, particularly Newtonian viscosity, was slower at 0.30% surfactant concentration.     

Effect of different nitrogen sources on the viscosity and rheological properties of welan gum produced by Sphingomonas sp. ATCC 31555

The current study aimed to determine the rheological properties of welan gum produced by Sphingomonas sp. ATCC 31555 using different nitrogen sources. The viscosity and rheological properties of welan gum produced by Sphingomonas sp. ATCC 31555 from different ratios of inorganic, organic, and mixture of organic and inorganic nitrogen sources were measured under different conditions of pH, rotational speeds, and temperatures and also in the presence of various metal ions. Increasing the proportion of sodium nitrate (NaNO₃) as the nitrogen source enhanced the viscosity and the ability of welan gum solution to resist high temperatures and salinity. The viscosity of welan gum solution derived from all three nitrogen sources gradually declined when the rotational speed was increased and stabilized at rotational speeds >30 rpm. The elastic modulus and viscous modulus were highest for a welan gum solution derived from 4.0 g/L NaNO₃. The viscosity, temperature, and salt tolerance were superior when a welan gum solution was produced from NaNO₃ in comparison with that produced from organic nitrogen source.