Effect of Xanthan Gum on the Rheological Behavior and Microstructure of Sodium Caseinate Acid Gels

The aim of this work was to study the effect of xanthan gum (XG) on the gelation process of bovine sodium caseinate (NaCAS) induced by acidification with glucono-δ-lactone (GDL) and on the mixed acid gel microstructure. Before GDL addition, segregative phase separation was observed in all the NaCAS-...

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Autores: Hidalgo, María Eugenia, Armendariz, Mirta Noemi, Wagner, Jorge Ricardo, Risso, Patricia Hilda
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/178914
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/178914
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:DIGITAL IMAGES ANALYSIS
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
PROTEIN-POLYSACCHARIDE INTERACTIONS
THERMODYNAMIC COMPATIBILITY
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Sumario:The aim of this work was to study the effect of xanthan gum (XG) on the gelation process of bovine sodium caseinate (NaCAS) induced by acidification with glucono-δ-lactone (GDL) and on the mixed acid gel microstructure. Before GDL addition, segregative phase separation was observed in all the NaCAS-XG mixtures evaluated. The gelation process was analyzed by using a fractional factorial experimental design. The images of the microstructure of the mixed acid gels were obtained by conventional optical microscopy and the mean diameter of the interstices was determined. Both the elastic character and the microstructure of the gels depended on the concentrations of XG added. As XG concentration increased, the kinetics of the gelation process was modified and the degree of compactness and elasticity component of the gel network increased. The microstructure of gels depends on the balance among thermodynamic incompatibility, protein gelation and NaCAS-XG interactions.