Encapsulation optimization and pH- and temperature-stability of the complex coacervation between soy protein isolate and inulin entrapping fish oil

Juan D. Rios-Mera, Erick Saldaña, Yhosep Ramírez, Erick A. Auquiñivín, Izabela D. Alvim, Carmen J. Contreras-Castillo

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Abstract

Fish oil presents health benefits but sensorially generates off-flavors and unpleasant odors originated from the oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids. To counteract this problem, microencapsulation by complex coacervation can be applied. Inulin is a prebiotic fiber, but its use in the complex coacervation process was unexplored. The objectives were to optimize the fish oil microencapsulation using soy protein isolate (SPI) and inulin as wall materials, and to determine the effect of pH and temperature on the oil retention in the microparticles. A central composite rotatable design was used, in which the inulin:SPI ratio and the amount of oil added as a function of the amount of wall materials were the independent variables. A yield of 61% and encapsulation efficiency of 94% were obtained using small amounts of inulin (inulin:SPI = 0.4) and fish oil (20%). However, the optimized microparticles were not resistant when subjected to stress of pH (5.5–6.5) and temperature (50–100 °C). Conversely, the cross-linking with transglutaminase improved the resistance of the microparticles, helping to retain more than 81% of the microencapsulated oil. These cross-linked microparticles could be suitable for food matrices that have the pH range evaluated in this study and that receive thermal treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number108555
JournalLWT
Volume116
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2019
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Juan D. Rios-Mera and Erick Saldaña are grateful to the support of the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica – CONCYTEC , from Peru (CIENCIACTIVA programme, PhD scholarship contracts: No. 238-2018-FONDECYT and No. 104-2016-FONDECYT ). Juan D. Rios-Mera is also grateful for the scholarship granted by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – CAPES , from July 2017 to January 2019.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd

Keywords

  • DHA
  • EPA
  • Fibers
  • Microencapsulation
  • Oil retention
  • PUFAs

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