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  • Deciphering the Structural Network That Confers Stability to High Internal Phase Pickering Emulsions by Cross-Linked Soy Protein Microgels and Their In Vitro Digestion Profiles.

Deciphering the Structural Network That Confers Stability to High Internal Phase Pickering Emulsions by Cross-Linked Soy Protein Microgels and Their In Vitro Digestion Profiles.

Journal of agricultural and food chemistry (2020-08-14)
Jiayu Wen, Yan Zhang, Hainan Jin, Xiaonan Sui, Lianzhou Jiang
ABSTRACT

High internal phase Pickering emulsions (HIPPEs) stabilized by food-grade particles have received much attention in recent years. However, the stabilizing mechanism (e.g., structural network) in the continuous phase of HIPPEs stabilized by proteins is not well understood. In this work, we deciphered the stabilizing mechanisms that confer stability to HIPPEs produced from sunflower oil and soy protein microgels (SPMs). HIPPEs were fabricated at the protein concentrations of 1.50-2.00 wt % and oil volume fraction of 0.78-0.82. The cryo-scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) observations indicated that there were two possible stabilizing mechanisms for HIPPEs at the protein concentrations of 1.50-2.00 wt %: the first is a stabilization provided by the shared monolayer of SPMs (at a protein concentration of 1.50%), and the other is stabilization provided by the distinct monolayer of SPMs (at protein concentrations of 1.75 and 2.00 wt %). The latter protein concentration created a thick network, formed by interacting SPMs, which trapped oil droplets. Results also confirmed that HIPPEs have an open-cell porous structure, forming a sponge-like morphology, where the internal phase was located. This study also investigated the digestibility of HIPPEs, suggesting a slower free fatty acid-releasing profile in in vitro intestinal digestion.

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