A glycosylated protein-polysaccharide-polyphenol complex provides Pickering emulsion effects increasing freeze-thaw stability and encapsulation of vitamin D3 in ice cream

An enzymatically glycosylated protein-polysaccharide polyphenol terpolymer was synthesized based on transglutaminase (TGase) catalyzed glucosamination of ovalbumin (TGaseOVA) combined with chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) and tea polyphenols (TP) generating a TGaseOVA-COS-TP (TCTP) complex. This terp...

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Autores: Zhu, Qingyue, Gong, Jiabao, Zhang, Changqing, Xu, Wenhan, Zhang, Haizhi, Wang, Qi, Qin, Xinguang, Blennow, Andreas, Liu, Gang
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:digitalcsic_::d6ace4e35d2a644125723ebf2d56b0ae
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/427430
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bioavailability
Freeze–thaw stability
Ice cream
Pickering emulsion
bioavailability
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Sumario:An enzymatically glycosylated protein-polysaccharide polyphenol terpolymer was synthesized based on transglutaminase (TGase) catalyzed glucosamination of ovalbumin (TGaseOVA) combined with chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) and tea polyphenols (TP) generating a TGaseOVA-COS-TP (TCTP) complex. This terpolymer was used in Pickering emulsion (TCTPE), emulsifier systems to increase freeze-thaw stability and control vitaminD3 (VD3) delivery. The tea polyphenols further enhanced the stability of gel network. Following three freeze-thaw cycles, TCTPE coalescence decreased as compared to non-Pickering control and the melting time of an ice cream model was prolonged. The Pickering emulsion effectively encapsulated and delivered VD3. The VD3 encapsulation efficiency (EE) in the ice cream prepared by TCTPE-VD3 was 95.8 %, the bioavailability 84.5 %, and the free fatty acids (FFA) were absorbed at a high rate up to 100% in a Caco-2 cell bioassay-based simulated intestinal digestion system. This ice cream demonstrated notable VD3 protecting and delivery effects. This study presents an approach that builds upon previously reported protein-polysaccharide-polyphenol ternary complexes, demonstrating enhanced freeze-thaw stability and VD3 delivery performance in an ice cream model. The findings highlight the potential of Pickering emulsion systems for developing functional frozen desserts with improved stability and nutritional value.