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Luo J, Chen Z, Li Y, Qin X, Wang H, Zeng Z, Pan Y, Liu X. Improving the gel properties of Ficus pumila Linn. pectin by incorporating deacetylated konjac glucomannan. Int J Biol Macromol 2024:134985. [PMID: 39217045 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 08/05/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
To improve the gelation behaviour of pectin, the effect of deacetylated konjac glucomannan (DKGM) with various deacetylation degrees (27.44 %, 44.32 %, 60.25 %, and 71.77 %) on the heat-induced gel characteristics of Ficus pumila Linn. pectin was studied. The hardness, chewiness, and adhesiveness of the gel increased as the degree of deacetylation increased from 27.44 % to 60.25 %, but decreased at 71.77 %. Additionally, DKGM addition resulted in higher apparent viscosity and non-Newtonian fluid behaviour in the composite gel. The incorporation of DKGM into the gel matrix strengthened the gel structure by promoting hydrogen bond formation and shortening relaxation time compared to the control. Scanning electron microscopy images revealed that the densification of the pectin gel network increased as the degree of deacetylation of konjac glucomannan rose from 27.44 % to 60.25 %, but then loosened when it exceeded 71.77 %. As the degree of deacetylation increased, the hydrophobic interaction between pectin and DKGM increased. Overall, the addition of DKGM effectively modulated the gel properties of Ficus pumila Linn. pectin, thus broadening its industrial application on different gel products.
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- Jing Luo
- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Food Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Speciality Food Co-Built by Sichuan and Chongqing, China.
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Wu CL, Liao JS, Wang JM, Qi JR. Gelation behavior and mechanism of low methoxyl pectin in the presence of erythritol and sucrose: The role of co-solutes. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 271:132261. [PMID: 38744367 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.132261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Co-solutes such as sucrose and sugar alcohol play a significant part in low methoxyl pectin (LMP) gelation. To explore their gelation mechanism, we investigated the gelation behavior of LMP in the presence of erythritol and sucrose with Ca2+. Results revealed that the introduction of erythritol and sucrose improved the hardness of the gels, fixed more free water, accelerated the rate of gel structuring, and enhanced the gel strength. FT-IR confirmed the reinforced hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic forces between the pectin chains after introducing co-solutes. And it could be observed clearly by SEM that the cross-linking density of gel network enhanced with co-solutes. Furthermore, gel disruption experiments suggested the presence of ionic interaction, hydrogen bonding, and hydrophobic forces in LMP gels. Finally, we concluded that the egg-box regions cross-linked only by LMP and Ca2+ were too weak to form a stable gel network structure. Adding co-solutes could increase the amount of cross-linking between pectin chains and enlarge the cross-linking zones, which favored the formation of a dense gel network by more hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic forces. Sucrose gels had superior physicochemical properties and microstructure than erythritol gels due to sucrose's excellent hydration capacity and chemical structure characteristics.
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- Chun-Lin Wu
- National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Corn Further Processing, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; Lemon (Guangzhou City) Biotechnology Co. Ltd., Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Corn Further Processing, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Corn Further Processing, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China.
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Lv D, Chen F, Yang X, Yin L, Yu J, Chen Z. Ficus awkeotsang Makino pectin in acidic environments: Insights into pectin structure, gelation behavior, and gel properties. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 332:121913. [PMID: 38431394 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.121913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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This study demonstrated the gelation capacity, gelation behavior, and mechanism of Ficus awkeotsang Makino pectin (JFSP) in acidic media (pH 3.4-4.5). JFSP exhibited an extraordinary ability to spontaneously form a gel at a low polymer concentration (0.3 %, w/v) within the pH range of 3.75-4.05 at room temperature, without the need to introduce exogenous metal ions or co-solutes. Analysis of zeta potential and carboxyl dissociation extent revealed the protonation of free carboxyl groups within JFSP under acidic conditions. Atomic force microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering elucidated the aggregation morphology and folding conformation of JFSP. At pH 3.8, the correlation length (ξ) of JFSP chains decreased to around 1.67 nm. Rheological experiments confirmed the formation of a stronger gel network at pH 3.8 and 4.0, with good thermal and freeze-thaw stability. Isothermal Titration Calorimetry (ITC), temperature sweeps, and gelation force analyses emphasized the pivotal role of hydrogen bonds in JFSP gels at pH 3.8 and 4.0. Further reducing the pH to 3.4-3.6 disrupted the dynamic equilibrium of gel-driving forces, leading to the formation of a flocculated gel network. These findings deepen our understanding of JFSP behavior in low-acid conditions, which may be useful for further food formulations at these conditions.
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- Dingyang Lv
- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China; Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, Luohe, Henan 462000, PR China.
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, PO Box 40, 17 Qinghuadonglu, Haidian, Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450001, PR China
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Slavov A, Chalova V. Physicochemical Characterization of Pectic Polysaccharides from Rose Essential Oil Industry By-Products. Foods 2024; 13:270. [PMID: 38254571 PMCID: PMC10814715 DOI: 10.3390/foods13020270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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The rose essential oil industry generates large quantities of solid byproducts yearly. These by-products, usually discarded, could yield valuable substances, such as pectic polysaccharides, widely used in the food industry as jelling agents. Seven industrial by-products were investigated as a source of pectic polysaccharides: four samples resulted from the treatment of Rosa damascena, two from Rosa alba, and one from Rosa centifolia. Three by-products were from steam-water distillation, two from CO2-supercritical extraction, and two after extraction with hexane and 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane. The by-products were pretreated with 70% ethanol and extracted with 0.1 M HCl. The highest polysaccharide yield was observed for 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane-extracted (RD_F) Rosa damascena by-products (13.98 ± 0.14%), followed by hexane (RD_X) and CO2-extracted (RD_CO2) Rosa damascena (12.68 ± 0.11 and 12.66 ± 0.10%, respectively). The polysaccharides were middle-methoxylated pectins, except RD_F and RD_X, having 26.68 ± 1.14 and 31.39 ± 1.39 mol % degree of methoxylation (low-methoxyl pectins). The polysaccharides had molecular masses in the 2.3-2.6 × 104 Da range. The rheological studies suggested RD_F formed a strong high-sucrose gel, while the others yielded weak gels. RD_F and RD_X formed strong Ca2+-mediated gels, comparable with commercial low-methoxylated citrus pectin. This study suggests that rose oil industry by-products could be successfully valorized and yield pectic polysaccharides with gelling properties, comparable with commercial citrus pectins.
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- Anton Slavov
- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, University of Food Technologies, 26 Maritsa Blvd., 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Food Technologies, 26 Maritsa Blvd., 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Lei D, Qin L, Wang M, Li H, Lei Z, Dong N, Liu J. Insights into the Acid-Induced Gelation of Original Pectin from Potato Cell Walls by Gluconic Acid- δ-Lactone. Foods 2023; 12:3427. [PMID: 37761136 PMCID: PMC10529492 DOI: 10.3390/foods12183427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The acid-induced gelation of pectin in potato cell walls has been gradually recognized to be related to the improvement in the cell wall integrity after heat processing. The aim of this study was to characterize the acid-induced gelation of original pectin from a potato cell wall (OPP). Rheological analyses showed a typical solution-sol-gel transition process of OPP with different additions of gluconic acid-δ-lactone (GDL). The gelation time (Gt) of OPP was significantly shortened from 7424 s to 2286 s. The complex viscosity (η*) of OPP gradually increased after 4000 s when the pH was lower than 3.13 and increased from 0.15 to a range of 0.20~6.3 Pa·s at 9000 s. The increase in shear rate caused a decrease in η, indicating that OPP belongs to a typical non-Newtonian fluid. Furthermore, a decrease in ζ-potential (from -21.5 mV to -11.3 mV) and an increase in particle size distribution (from a nano to micro scale) was observed in OPP after gelation, as well as a more complex (fractal dimension increased from 1.78 to 1.86) and compact (cores observed by cryo-SEM became smaller and denser) structure. The crystallinity of OPP also increased from 8.61% to 26.44%~38.11% with the addition of GDL. The above results call for an investigation of the role of acid-induced OPP gelation on potato cell walls after heat processing.
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- Dandan Lei
- School of Liquor and Food Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China;
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- School of Liquor and Food Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China;
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- Institute of Food Processing Technology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, China; (M.W.); (J.L.)
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- The Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China;
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- Institute of Food Processing Technology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, China; (M.W.); (J.L.)
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- Guizhou Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Guiyang 550006, China;
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- Institute of Food Processing Technology, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang 550006, China; (M.W.); (J.L.)
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Liu Y, Qu W, Feng Y, Ma H. Fine physicochemical, structural, rheological and gelling properties of tomato pectin under infrared peeling technique. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2023.103343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Wang W, Jia R, Hui Y, Zhang F, Zhang L, Liu Y, Song Y, Wang B. Utilization of two plant polysaccharides to improve fresh goat milk cheese: Texture, rheological properties, and microstructure characterization. J Dairy Sci 2023; 106:3900-3917. [PMID: 37080791 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2022-22195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of added jujube polysaccharide (JP) and Lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) on the texture, rheological properties, and microstructure of goat milk cheese. Seven groups of fresh goat milk cheese were produced with 4 levels (0, 0.2, 0.6, and 1%, wt/wt) of JP and LBP. The goat milk cheese containing 1% JP showed the highest water-holding capacity, hardness, and the strongest rheological properties by creating a denser and more stable casein network structure. In addition, the yield of goat milk cheese was substantially improved as a result of JP incorporation. Cheeses containing LBP expressed lower fat content, higher moisture, and softer texture compared with the control cheese. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and low-field nuclear magnetic resonance analysis demonstrated that the addition of JP improved the stability of the secondary protein structure in cheese and significantly enhanced the binding capacity of the casein matrix to water molecules due to strengthened intermolecular interactions. The current research demonstrated the potential feasibility of modifying the texture of goat milk cheese by JP or LBP, available for developing tunable goat milk cheese to satisfy consumer preferences and production needs.
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- Weizhe Wang
- College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China.
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Li J, Pan F, Yun Y, Tian J, Zhou L. Gelation behavior and mechanism of Nicandra physalodes (Linn.) Gaertn. seeds pectin induced by Glucono-delta-lactone. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 299:120151. [PMID: 36876778 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In this study, the physicochemical properties of pectin from Nicandra physalodes (Linn.) Gaertn. seeds (NPGSP) were analysed firstly, and the rheological behavior, microstructure and gelation mechanism of NPGSP gels induced by Glucono-delta-lactone (GDL) were investigated. The hardness of NPGSP gels was increased from 26.27 g to 226.77 g when increasing GDL concentration from 0 % (pH = 4.0) to 1.35 % (pH = 3.0), and the thermal stability was improved. The peak around 1617 cm-1 was decreased as the adsorption peak of the free carboxyl groups was attenuated with addition of GDL. GDL increased the crystalline degree of NPGSP gels, and its microstructure exhibited more smaller spores. Molecular dynamics was performed on systems of pectin and gluconic acid (GDL hydrolysis product), indicating that inter-molecular hydrogen bonds and van der Waals forces were the main interactions to promote gels formation. Overall, NPGSP has the potential commercial value for developing as a thickener in food processing.
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- Jian Li
- Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650500, China.
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- Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing Engineering and Technology Research Center of Food Additives, Beijing 100048, China
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- Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650500, China
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- Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650500, China
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- Faculty of Food Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650500, China.
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Yang X, Yuan K, Zhang H, Luo S, Wang S, Yang X, Guo Y. Regulation on gel textures of Nicandra physalodes (Linn.) Gaertn. pectin by its synergistic interaction with sodium alginate. Food Hydrocoll 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.108047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Gelation behaviors of some special plant-sourced pectins: A review inspired by examples from traditional gel foods in China. Trends Food Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2022.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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