Efficacy of Two Stabilizers in Nanoemulsions with Whey Proteins and Thyme Essential Oil as Edible Coatings for Zucchini.

Edible coatings are important for horticulture crops preservation and reducing food waste. Application of edible coatings followed by low-temperature storage prolongs the storability, preserves quality, and decreases the overall postharvest losses. This study evaluated the efficacy of two nanoemulsions formulae containing thyme essential oil and whey proteins as coatings for zucchini, with the purpose of extending their shelf-life.

Quality and Stability Equivalence of High Pressure and/or Thermal Treatments in Peach-Strawberry Puree. A Multicriteria Study.

A bottom-up approach identifying equivalent effects of high-pressure processing (HPP-600 MPa, 20 °C, 10 min), thermal treatment (TT-70 °C, 15 min) and high pressure-mild thermal processing (HPMT-600 MPa, 50 °C, 10 min) on quality and stability of peach-strawberry puree was applied during refrigerated storage. TT and HPP ensured 3-log aerobic bacteria inactivation at first, while HPMT reduction was below the detection limit. After 21 days all samples had equivalent microbiological stability.

Preliminary Investigations into the Use of Amylases and Lactic Acid Bacteria to Obtain Fermented Vegetable Products.

Legumes are valuable sources of proteins and other functional components. However, the high starch content can be an impediment in developing new vegan food formulations. Enzyme-assisted hydrolysis was used to hydrolyze the starch from chickpea and broad bean vegetable milk to further develop vegetable lactic acid-fermented products.

Impact of broad beans addition on rheological and thermal properties of wheat flour based sourdoughs.

Broad bean flour is a valuable source of proteins and micronutrients and can efficiently balance the nutritional value of wheat flour. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of wheat flour substitution by native and germinated broad beans on the water related, thermal and rheological properties of the composite flours and sourdoughs. Regardless of the investigated flour, temperature increase resulted in significant decrease of water soluble index.

Structural and antigenic properties of thermally treated gluten proteins.

The present study is focused on heat-induced changes in the structure and antigenic properties of gluten proteins. The thermal dependent behavior of glutenins and gliadins was analyzed through intrinsic fluorescence parameters, phase diagram method, and quenching experiments using acrylamide and iodide. Unfolding events were registered in the phase diagram of glutenins up to 80°C, followed by partial refolding and aggregation at even higher temperatures.

Transglutaminase mediated microencapsulation of sea buckthorn supercritical CO extract in whey protein isolate and valorization in highly value added food products.

Sea buckthorn carotenoids extracted using CO supercritical fluids method were encapsulated within whey proteins isolate by transglutaminase (TG) mediated crosslinking reaction, coacervation and freeze drying. The encapsulation efficiency was 36.23 ± 1.

Effect of gluten, egg and soy proteins on the rheological and thermo-mechanical properties of wholegrain rice flour.

The effect of protein addition on the rheological, thermo-mechanical and baking properties of wholegrain rice flour was investigated. Gluten, powdered eggs and soy protein concentrate were first analyzed in terms of rheological properties, alone and in admixture with rice flour. The temperature ramp tests showed clear differences in the rheological behavior of the batters supplemented with different proteins.

The kinetics of the swelling process and the release mechanisms of Coriandrum sativum L. essential oil from chitosan/alginate/inulin microcapsules.

The encapsulation by spray drying method of coriander essential oil (CEO) in various materials (chitosan, alginate, chitosan/alginate, chitosan/inulin) was studied. The viscoelastic properties of the oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions and the characteristics of CEO-loaded microcapsules like morphology, moisture, wettability, solubility, flowability properties, swelling and release mechanisms were investigated. The chitosan microcapsules had a brain-like structure while the alginate and chitosan/alginate microcapsules are spherical with a smooth surface.