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Surface protein coverage and its implications on spray-drying of model sugar-rich foods: Solubility, powder production and characterisation

Food Chemistry, 2011

We have investigated the amount of protein required to produce amorphous sugar powders through spray-drying. Pea protein isolate was used as a model plant protein and sodium caseinate was used as a model dairy protein. Powder recovery in a laboratory spray dryer was used as a measure of the ease of spray drying for a given formulation. More than 80% of amorphous sucrose and fructose was produced with the addition of sodium caseinate, while the pea protein isolate was able to produce only recoveries of less than 50% of amorphous sucrose. Sensitivity of low molecular weight surfactants has been demonstrated using both ionic (sodium stearoyl lactylate) and non-ionic (polysorbate-80) surfactants. Spraydried powders were subjected to physico-chemical characterisation and dissolution experiments. The maximum solubility of all powders was obtained after 5 min of dissolution. The solubility of the sodium caseinate increased by 6-7% in the presence of fructose and low molecular weight surfactants. The solubility of the amorphous powders of sucrose-pea protein isolate was found to be lower than amorphous powders of sucrose-sodium caseinate and fructose-sodium caseinate. The addition of sucrose in water increased the solubility of the pea protein isolate from 16.84% to more than 83%. The non-ionic surfactant (Tween-80) has reduced the solubility of sucrose-pea protein isolate-Tween-80 powders significantly (p < 0.05) compared to those of sucrose-pea protein isolate-sodium stearoyl lactylate powders. The solubility of sucrose-sodium caseinate powders was comparable to that of pure sodium caseinate, indicating that addition of sucrose into 0.13% sodium caseinate does not have any significant effect on the solubility of this protein at this concentration.

The effects of proteins and low molecular weight surfactants on spray drying of model sugar-rich foods: Powder production and characterisation

Journal of Food Engineering, 2011

The effect of low-molecular-weight surfactants (LMS) and sodium caseinate (NaCas) on spray drying of sugar-rich foods has been studied. Sucrose and NaCas were selected as a model sugar-rich food and protein, respectively. Sodium stearoyl lactylate (SSL) and Polysorbate 80 (Tween 80) were chosen as model ionic and nonionic LMS. Sucrose-NaCas solutions with the solids ratio of 99.5:0.5 in the absence and presence (0.01% and 0.05%) of SSL and Tween 80 were prepared. The feed solutions had 25% solid concentration in all cases. The dynamic surface tension (DST) values of the solutions were measured for 100 s and the solutions were subsequently spray dried at inlet and outlet temperatures of 165 and 65°C, respectively. The glass-rubber temperature (T g-r ), the surface elemental composition and amorphous-crystalline nature of the powders were also determined. At these concentrations and experimental time frame, it was found that the proteins preferentially migrated to the air-water interface reasonably swiftly. The addition of LMS resulted in partial or complete displacement of the proteins from the air-water interface. For spray-drying trials with the yield of 82.0%, it was found that 52.0% of the powder particle surface was covered with proteins. The powder recovery was greatly reduced by the LMS concentration and type. At 0.05% on dry solid basis, in the case of nonionic surfactant (Tween 80), the displacement of protein from the surface was such that no powder was recovered. The ionic surfactant (SSL) displaced 2.0% and 29.3% proteins from the droplet surface at concentrations of 0.01% and 0.05%, respectively, resulting in 75.5±1.8% and 30.1±1.4% powder yield. The T g-r results revealed that the amount of protein required for successful spray drying of the sucrose-protein solution depends on the amount of proteins present in the droplet surface but not in the bulk. X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy results confirmed that the powders of both sucrose-NaCas and sucrose-NaCas with 0.01% SSL were mostly amorphous, while those with sucrose-NaCas-Tween 80 (0.01%) and sucrose-NaCas-SSL (0.05%) were crystalline.

THE EFFECT OF PROTEIN AND LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT SURFACTANTS ON SPRAY DRYING OF GUAVA POWDER

The effects of proteins and low molecular weight surfactants (LMS) on spray drying of guava powder have been studied. Guava fruit were selected as sugar rich foods and sodium caseinate (NaCas) was selected as a model protein. Sodium stearoyl lactylate (SSL) and Polysorbate 80 (Tween-80) were chosen as surfactants. Both NaCas: Tween-80 and NaCas:SSL was (0.5:0.05) was required. concentration respectively. The surface protein coverage guava powder in sugar–protein systems were very sensitive in the presence of low molecular weight surfactants due to being below the critical micelle concentration of NaCas. By adding protein-LMS good quality of powder obtained without stickness. The spray dried powders produced in this study were extremely stable at room temperature and could be reconstituted after blending with room temperature water.

How surface composition of high milk proteins powders is influenced by spray-drying temperature

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2010

High milk proteins powders are common ingredients in many food products. The surface composition of these powders is expected to play an essential role during their storage, handling and/or final application. Therefore, an eventual control of the surface composition by modifying the spray-drying temperature could be very useful in the improvement of powder quality and the development of new applications. For this purpose, the influence of five spray-drying temperatures upon the surface composition of the powders was investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The major milk proteins were studied: native micellar casein and native whey, both more or less enriched in lactose.

Advances in spray drying of sugar-rich products

Drying Technology

Recent developments in the spray drying of sugar-rich products such as fruit juices, pulp and honey with and without the application of carriers, e.g., carbohydrate carriers (maltodextrin, gum arabic), prebiotic dietary fibers, proteins and natural carriers have been presented in this paper. The effect of the carrier type, carrier concentration and the spray drying process parameters on the product yield and selected final product properties are analyzed and discussed. Recent studies have proved that prebiotic dietary fibers and proteins may substitute conventional carriers, i.e., refined carbohydrates, providing high product yield and additional nutritional value at lower carrier concentration in the final product.

Spray drying of the mixtures of mono-, di-, and oligosaccharides

Acta Chimica Slovaca, 2013

Optimal conditions of spray drying of a fructooligosaccharide-rich mixture prepared by enzymatic conversion of sucrose were investigated. It was found that efficient drying of the mixture containing about 40 % of monosaccharides and sucrose required addition of a compound with a high glass transition temperature. The addition of maltodextrin helped to achieve satisfactory solids yield and moisture. Optimized process parameters were the feed flow rate and solids concentration, drying air flow rate and inlet temperature.