Rheological, Physical, and Spectroscopical Characterization of Gamma-Irradiated Albumin Nanoparticles Loaded with Anthocyanin.

Anthocyanins are the main active compounds in blueberry. However, they have poor oxidation stability. If anthocyanins are encapsulated in protein nanoparticles, their oxidation resistance could be increased as a result of the slowing down of the oxidation process.

Effects of Cholesterol Extraction Process and Fat and Whey Protein Additions on Ice Cream Mixes.

The aim of this work was to evaluate the cholesterol extraction process in ice cream mixes (ICMs) by using β-cyclodextrin (βCD) and to analyze the effect of this extraction on the ICM rheological, stability, and sensory characteristics. The effects of fat and whey protein (WP) additions on ICM stability were also evaluated. The maximum percentage obtained for cholesterol extraction was 93.

Physicochemical study of mixed systems composed by bovine caseinate and the galactomannan from Gleditsia amorphoides.

Model systems formed by sodium caseinate (NaCAS) and espina corona gum (ECG) were studied. There was no evidence of attractive interactions between NaCAS and ECG macromolecules. Aqueous mixtures of NaCAS and ECG phase-separate segregatively over a wide range of concentrations.

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-XG mixtures evaluated. The gelation process was analyzed by using a fractional factorial experimental design.

Antioxidant, antihypertensive and antimicrobial properties of ovine milk caseinate hydrolyzed with a microbial protease.

Background: Bioactive peptides might be released from precursor proteins through enzymatic hydrolysis. These molecules could be potentially employed in health and food products. In this investigation, ovine milk caseinate hydrolysates obtained with a novel microbial protease derived from Bacillus sp.

A study on bovine kappa-casein aggregation after the enzymatic action of chymosin.

Kappa-casein (kappa-CN) is a milk phospho-glycoprotein that plays an important role in the electrostatic and steric stabilization of casein micelles suspensions. kappa-CN characteristics such as its aminoacidic composition and its high denaturalization temperature make this protein an excellent nutrient. The enzymatic destabilization of kappa-CN is the basis of cheese and yoghurt manufacture.