Ability of conventional and nutritionally-modified whey protein concentrates to stabilize oil-in-water emulsions |
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Affiliation: | 1. Biopolymers and Colloids Research Laboratory, Department of Food Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA;2. Glanbia Nutritionals Research & Development, 450 Falls Avenue, Suite 255, Twin Falls, ID 83301, USA |
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Abstract: | The ability of a modified whey protein concentrate (MWPC), which contains relatively high proportions of phospholipid and high molecular weight protein fractions, to form and stabilize 10 wt% corn oil-in-water emulsions (pH 7.0, 5 mM phosphate buffer) was compared with that of a conventional whey protein concentrate (CWPC). The MWPC stabilized emulsions required less protein to prepare stable emulsions with monomodal particle size distributions and small mean droplet diameters (d43 ≈ 0.3 μm at [WPC] ⩾ 0.5 wt%) than CWPC stabilized emulsions (d43 ≈ 0.4 μm at [WPC] ⩾ 0.9 wt%) under similar homogenization conditions (5 passes at 5000 psi). In addition, the emulsions stabilized by 0.9 wt% MWPC were more stable to high salt concentration (NaCl ⩽ 200 mM), thermal processing (30–90 °C for 30 min) and pH (3, 6 and 7) than those stabilized by the same concentration of CWPC, which was attributed to polymeric steric repulsion rather than electrostatic repulsion. This study has important implications for the wide application of WPC as a natural emulsifier in food products. |
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