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Rheology and microstructure of myofibrillar protein–starch composite gels: Comparison of native and modified starches

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Abstract

Composite gels were prepared from 2% myofibrillar protein (MP) imbedded with native starch (potato or tapioca starch) or their modified starches in 0.6 M NaCl at pH 6.2. The role of native starch (potato or tapioca) and their modified counterparts in the rheology and microstructure of MP gels was evaluated. Dynamic rheological testing with temperature sweeping (20–80 °C) showed substantial increases in the storage modulus (G′) of the MP sols/gels with the addition of starch. The increase in G′ was inversely related to the pasting temperature of specific starch types. The strength and water-holding capacity (WHC) of the MP composite gels containing esterified starches were superior to those containing native or cross-linked esterified starches. Microstructural analysis showed that the “packing effect” of potato starch (PS) on MP gels was more remarkable than that of tapioca starch (TS) because of the larger granule size of the PS. However, esterified TS (ETS) and native TS made the greatest contribution to the WHC of the MP gels at 80 °C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)988-996
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Volume118
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 15 2018

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Funding

This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31371792 ), the Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Project ( BN2016191 ), the Jiangsu Agriculture Science and Technology Innovation Fund (CX(16)1007), the Cultivation Project of Young and Middle-aged Academic Leaders of Yangzhou University ( 201606 ). This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 31371792), the Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Project (BN2016191), the Jiangsu Agriculture Science and Technology Innovation Fund (CX(16)1007), the Cultivation Project of Young and Middle-aged Academic Leaders of Yangzhou University (201606).

FundersFunder number
Cultivation Project of Young and Middle-aged Academic Leaders of Yangzhou University201606
Jiangsu Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation FundCX(16)1007
Jiangsu Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Fund
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)31371792
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
Government of Jiangsu Province
Science and Technology Support Program of Jiangsu ProvinceBN2016191
Science and Technology Support Program of Jiangsu Province
Yangzhou University

    Keywords

    • Gels
    • Modified starch
    • Myofibrillar protein

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Structural Biology
    • Biochemistry
    • Molecular Biology

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