Emulsifying and foaming properties of protein isolates prepared from heated milks

Surface activities at the air-water interface and the emulsifying and foaming properties of sodium caseinate, conventional casein-whey protein co-precipitate prepared from milk heated at 90°C × 15 min at pH 6.6 and milk protein isolates prepared from milks heated at 90°C × 15 min at pH 7.5 or at 60°C × 3 min at pH 10.0 were determined. The surface activities of the four proteins at the air-water interface were similar, while the emulsifying capacity and emulsion stabilizing ability of casein was less than that of the milk protein isolates or the conventional co-precipitate. Fat surface areas formed on emulsification with the four proteins were similar and increased with increasing power input. Total protein adsorbed at the interface and protein load (mg protein/m₂ fat) for the emulsions stabilized by sodium caseinate and the milk protein isolate prepared from the milk heated at 90°C × 15 min at pH 7.5 were similar and lower than those for emulsions stabilized by the other two proteins. Foam overruns followed the order: sodium caseinate > milk protein isolate prepared from milk heatedat90°C × 15min, pH 7.5 > milk protein isolate prepared from milk heated at 60°C × 3 min, pH 10.0 > conventional co-precipitate, while foam stabilities followed the reverse order.