Se ha realizado un estudio de la distribución del tamaño de gotas y de las propiedades viscoelásticas lineales de emulsiones concentradas de aceite en agua, estabilizadas con diferentes proteínas (cangrejo, gluten y soja). Los sistemas estudiados siempre presentan un comportamiento típico de emulsiones altamente concentradas con un alto grado de floculación. Se ha observado que un incremento de la velocidad de agitación empleada durante la preparación o de la concentración de emulsionante dan lugar a un aumento de los módulos viscoelásticos (G' y G") y a una disminución del tamaño de gotas. Por tanto se produce un reforzamiento del entramado formado por asociación de las gotas de fase dispersa y como consecuencia, un aumento en la estabilidad de las emulsiones. | Droplet Size Distribution (DSD) and linear viscoelastic properties of concentrated o/w emulsions stabilized by different proteins (crayfish, gluten and soybean) have been studied. A typical behaviour of highly concentrated emulsions with a high degree of flocculation has been found. An increase in energy input for the emulsification process or in emulsifier concentration leads to an increase in both viscoelastic moduli (G', G") as well as to a decrease in droplet size. Thus, an enhancement of the entanglement network produced by association of protein molecules that are surrounding oil droplets or are present in the continuous phase takes place, leading to a significant improvement of emulsion stability.

There has been a recent surge of interest in the use of food-grade nanoparticles (NPs) for stabilizing food foams and emulsions. Cereal proteins are a promising raw material class to produce such NPs. Studies thus far have focused mostly on wheat gliadin and maize zein-based NPs. The former are effective interfacial stabilizing agents, while the latter due to their high hydrophobicity generally result in poor interfacial stability. Several strategies to modify the surface properties of wheat gliadin and maize zein NPs have been followed. In many instances, this resulted in improved foam or emulsion stability. Nonetheless, future efforts should be undertaken to gain fundamental insights in the interfacial behavior of NPs, to further explore NP surface modification strategies, and to validate the use of NPs in actual food systems.

Water in oil emulsions would be prepared by silicones (SO), modified silicones (DC8500) and a food-grade stabilizer (starch 1). With increasing water contents, the emulsions turned from a liquid-like to gel-like behaviors with enhancing storage and loss modulus. When DC8500/SO was 1/17 with 10 wt% starch 1, a high internal phase emulsion can be obtained with 95 wt% water content. DC8500 and SO worked as efficient emulsifiers and possessed amphiphilic property to form emulsions with water in different ratios. A food-grade starch 1 was supplied as a stabilizer which can enhance both water content and strength of emulsion when added in a low concentration. Besides, it is indicated that the food-grade starches provided potential benefit on stabilizing emulsions in very low concentration.

Achieving the reuse of traditional egg by-products, salted duck egg whites (SEW), is an urgent problem to be solved. In this current work, we constructed a heat-induced gel-assisted desalination method for SEW. Subsequently, a top-down way was utilized to prepare desalted duck egg protein nanogels (DEPN) with uniformly distributed diameters and their application in the oil/water (O/W) interface system was explored. The results revealed that the increase of DEPN concentration could lower the droplet size, however, the size was negatively correlated with the oil phase fraction. Moreover, the effect of pH, ionic strength, and temperature on the emulsion stability demonstrated that the DEPN-stabilized emulsion displayed superior physical stability under different conditions. The addition of NaCl resulted in the significant decrease in droplet size of the emulsion, while further increasing the NaCl concentration, the droplet size did not decrease accordingly. Besides, heat-treatment and cold-treatment had little negative effect on the stability of the emulsion. Even if the droplet size of the emulsion increased at 80 °C for 3 h, the morphology of the emulsion remained unchanged. Our study demonstrated DEPN had great potential as a stabilizer for food-grade Pickering emulsions.

In this work, water-insoluble bamboo shoot dietary fiber (BSDF) was prepared, and used as plant food particle stabilizer for oil-in-water (O/W) Pickering emulsions. The obtained plant food particle had novel emulsification ability, the prepared emulsions were stable against coalescence for at least 4 weeks and also insensitive to pH, ionic strength and pasteurization conditions. The BSDF suspensions and BSDF-stabilized O/W emulsions both exhibited shear-thinning behaviors; moreover, both viscosity and module were increased with the increase of BSDF contents. The surface coverage of emulsions was positively correlated with the content of BSDF suspensions. It indicated that the dietary fibers from bamboo shoot had a soft nature and suitable shape to produce stable Pickering emulsions, which could be used as food-grade particles for applications of food and cosmetics industries.

Algae can be used as an ingredient for food production, as well as a source of marine hydrocolloids and various biologically active substances. There is a lack of studies on the significant floral diversity of the northern seas. It justifies the need not only to determine the species composition of common red algae species, but also to scrutinize its chemical composition and methods to obtain sulfated polysaccharides for further use in the food industry. The chemical composition of a natural mixture consisting of two species of red algae – Ptilota serrata and Ptilota gunneri - gathered in the littoral near Bolshoy Solovetsky Island in the period 2019–2023 had been explored. The research demonstrated that there were no significant differences in the content of ash, protein, carbohydrates and fiber in the mixtures, depending on the month of gathering. When developing a production technology for a water-soluble polysaccharide from a P. serrata and P. gunneri mixture, it was revealed that the rational algae pretreatment mode was maintaining the pH level, duration 1 hour, temperature (22 ± 2) deg C. The polysaccharide extraction modes are the following: temperature (120 ± 2) deg C, duration 1 hour and pH medium level 7. To purify the polysaccharide extract, it is most rational to use activated carbon in an amount of 0.5–1.0% by extract weight, duration (60 ± 5) minutes, temperature (98 ± 2) deg C. The water-soluble polysaccharide should be dried using freeze-drying or spray dryers. The authors recommend using a water-soluble polysaccharide from a P. serrata and P. gunneri red algae mixture as a thickener in production such foods as fruit desserts, sauces and jelly-like soft drinks. | Морские водоросли могут использоваться для производства продуктов питания, как источник морских гидроколлоидов и различных биологически активных веществ. Значительное флористическое многообразие северных морей практически не изучено, что обосновывает необходимость не только определения видового состава массовых видов красных водорослей, но и исследования их химического состава и способов получения сульфатированных полисахаридов с целью их дальнейшего применения в пищевой промышленности. Представлены результаты исследования химического состава природной смеси, состоящей из двух видов красных водорослей – Ptilota serrata и Ptilota gunneri, собранных на литорали у о. Большой Соловецкий в период 2019–2023 гг. Показано, что в смесях отсутствуют значимые различия в содержании золы, белка, углеводов и клетчатки в зависимости от месяца их сбора. При разработке технологии получения водорастворимого полисахарида из смеси P. serrata и P. gunneri, установлено, что рациональным режимом предобработки водорослей является поддержание рН среды, продолжительность 1 ч, температура (22 ± 2) град. С. Экстрагирование полисахарида следует проводить при температуре (120 ± 2) град. С, продолжительности 1 ч и рН среды 7. Для очистки экстракта полисахарида наиболее рационально использовать активированный уголь в количестве 0,5–1,0% к массе экстракта, продолжительность (60 ± 5) мин, температура (98 ± 2) град. С. Сушку водорастворимого полисахарида следует проводить с использованием сублимационной или распылительной сушилок. Рекомендовано использовать водорастворимый полисахарид из смеси красных водорослей P. serrata и P. gunneri в качестве загустителя при изготовлении таких пищевых продуктов, как десерты фруктовые, соусы и кисели питьевые.