Proteins (such as myofibrillar protein, whey protein isolate, soy protein isolate, casein) can be used as matrix materials to prepare heat-set emulsion gels. Under normal circumstances, protein solutions need to be heated above the temperature of heat denaturation (usually> 65 ℃), in order to prepare thermal coagulation emulsion gel. Heat treatment can denature proteins, and denatured protein molecules can polymerize and form three-dimensional structures through chemical action (ie, chemical action), such as disulfide bonds, electrostatic interactions, hydrophobic interactions, hydrogen bonds, and ionic bonds. For example, the WPI denaturation temperature is 70°C, and the hydrophobic interaction between a series of exposed non-polar lactoglobulin molecules leads to aggregation and gelation of lactoglobulin. In addition, the covalent interaction between disulfide groups may also enhance the network structure strength of the lactoglobulin gel. The three-dimensional network of protein molecules is formed with a sufficiently high degree of dispersion in the aqueous solution, and this aqueous solution occupies the volume of the entire system, thereby forming a gel.
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