Effect of composition of commercial whey protein preparations upon gelation at various pH values

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Abstract

The major goal of this research effort was to comprehensively characterize various whey protein products available in the market - including one whey protein isolate (WPI) and three whey protein concentrates (two forms of WPC 80, and WPC 50), with regard to the effects of specific components (e.g. lecithin and minerals) and concentration of beta-lactoglobulin (beta-Lg) and alpha-lactalbumin upon thermal and gelation properties at various pH values (using micro differential scanning calorimetry, mu DSC, and oscillatory rheometry). At pH values far from the isoelectric point of whey proteins, denaturation and aggregation appeared as one single endothermic peak in the corresponding mu DSC heating thermograms, for WPI and both WPC 80; however, they appeared as separate transitions at pH 5. Acidic conditions increased the temperature of occurrence of the dominant endothermic transition associated to beta-Lg, thus increasing the thermal stability of WPI. WPC 80A and WPC 80B. Gelation took place at the lowest temperature when pH was set at 5. WPI, WPC 80A and WPC 80B exhibited the highest G' values at pH 5 - whereas WPI led to stronger gels than WPC, irrespective of pH. In the case of WPC 50, gelation did not occur at all.
Original languageUnknown
Pages (from-to)681-689
JournalFood Research International
Volume48
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2012

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