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Lesser mealworm (A. diaperinus) protein as a replacement for dairy proteins in the production of O/W emulsions: Droplet coalescence studies using microfluidics under controlled conditions by Jitesh Jayakumar; Aurélie Ballon; Jordi Pallarès; Anton Vernet; Sílvia de Lamo-Castellví; Carme Güell; Montserrat Ferrando is a Agricultural and Biological Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.

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Dairy proteins are commonly used to stabilize oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions, which can be replaced by other sustainable sources of proteins, such as insects. This study investigated the potential of lesser mealworm protein concentrate (LMPC) as a sustainable alternative to whey protein isolate (WPI) in stabilizing oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions using microfluidics. The frequency of coalescence (Fcoal) was calculated using images of emulsion droplets obtained near the inlet and outlet of the coalescence channel. The stability of O/W emulsions, produced using sunflower oil (SFO) or hexadecane and stabilized with varying concentrations of LMPC and WPI (0.02% to 0.0005% w/v), was compared under controlled conditions. The dispersed phase fraction (5.3%-14.3% v/v), protein adsorption time onto oil droplets (0.0398–0.158 s), and pH (pH = 3 and pH = 7) were also studied. Fcoal was greatest (0.42 s−1) when the protein concentration was lowest (0.0005%), the oil percentage was highest (14.3%), the adsorption period was shortest (0.0398 s), and the pH was 3. Droplet diameters did not vary significantly, with values between 55 and 118 μm, across protein concentrations or adsorption periods, but a

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Author

Jitesh Jayakumar; Aurélie Ballon; Jordi Pallarès; Anton Vernet; Sílvia de Lamo-Castellví; Carme Güell; Montserrat Ferrando

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)