Abstract

High intensity ultrasonic (HUS, 20kHz, 400W) pre-treatments of soybean protein isolate (SPI) improved the water holding capacity (WHC), gel strength and gel firmness (final elastic moduli) of glucono-δ-lactone induced SPI gels (GISG). Sonication time (0, 5, 20, and 40min) had a significant effect on the above three properties. 20min HUS-GISG had the highest WHC (95.53±0.25%), gel strength (60.90±2.87g) and gel firmness (96340Pa), compared with other samples. Moreover, SH groups and non-covalent interactions of GISG also changed after HUS pre-treatments. The HUS GISG had denser and more uniform microstructures than the untreated GISG. Rheological investments showed that the cooling step (reduce the temperature from 95 to 25°C at a speed of 2°C/min) was more important for the HUS GISG network formation while the heat preservation step (keep temperature at 95 for 20min) was more important for the untreated GISG. HUS reduced the particle size of SPI and Pearson correlation test showed that the particle size of SPI dispersions was negatively correlated with WHC, gel strength and gel firmness.

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