Abstract
To understand the influence of the degree of substitution (DS) of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and gliadin:CMC ratio on the surface and foaming behaviors of gliadin-CMC nanoparticles (G-CMC NPs) at pH 3, three DS (0.7–1.2) and four ratios (G:CMC~1:0.5–1:2) were investigated. Gliadin NPs with a pH of 3 were utilized as a control. Results showed that G-CMC NPs at all investigated DS and ratios possessed higher foamability and foam stability when compared to the control. This indicated that adding CMC to gliadin NP suspensions could greatly improve their foaming properties. G-CMC NPs with a DS of 0.7 and 0.9, had lower surface charge than G-CMC1.2 NPs, resulting in a weaker electrostatic repulsion, thus leading to faster adsorption kinetics and higher foamability. By increasing the G:CMC ratio from 1:0.5 to 1:2, the particle size gradually rose, and the zeta potential remained unchanged. At a ratio of 1:2, the highest foam stability was observed. This might be ascribed to the high continuous phase viscosity at this ratio, which could slow down the drainage rate and protect the bubbles against coalescence and disproportionation. It was worth mentioning that G-CMC NPs at all ratios exhibited impressive foamability (~220%) even at a very low concentration of G-CMC NPs (gliadin was fixed at 1 mg/mL). This implies that G-CMC NPs could act as a new efficient foaming agent, and based on its simple preparation, have the potential to be widely applied in foamed food.
Highlights
Liquid foams are interface-dominated systems and have received extensive attention in colloid science, resulting from their wide appli cations in food products, biological engineering, pharmaceutical for mulations, and cosmetic industries (Cristofolini, Orsi, & Isa, 2018; Wege, Kim, Paunov, Zhong, & Velev, 2008; Wu et al, 2018)
The G-carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) NPs had a larger particle size and a more turbid visual appear ance (Fig. 1a). This indicated that gliadin and CMC with different degree of substitution (DS) formed complex nanoparticles through electrostatic interaction, owing to their opposite charge
The particle size distribution demonstrated that G-CMC NPs with different DS all possessed a nearly monomodal distri bution (Fig. 1b)
Summary
Liquid foams are interface-dominated systems and have received extensive attention in colloid science, resulting from their wide appli cations in food products, biological engineering, pharmaceutical for mulations, and cosmetic industries (Cristofolini, Orsi, & Isa, 2018; Wege, Kim, Paunov, Zhong, & Velev, 2008; Wu et al, 2018). Nanoparticles (NPs) pre pared by the assembly of natural polymers with appropriate surface activities have been suggested as attractive alternatives, due to their unique surface behaviors and high foam stability (Ellis, Norton, Mills, & Norton, 2017; Asghari, Norton, Mills, Sadd, & Spyropoulos, 2016; Schmitt, Bovay, & Rouvet, 2014; Jin et al, 2012). They can adsorb quickly to the air/water interface, and develop viscoelastic adsorbed layers to stabilize foams
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