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Emulsifier and antioxidant properties of by-products obtained by enzymatic degumming of soybean oil

Article

Authorship:

CABEZAS, DARIO MARCELINO ; Diehl, B. W. K. ; Tomas, Mabel Cristina

Date:

2013

Publishing House and Editing Place:

Wiley VCH Verlag

Magazine:

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF LIPID SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 115 (pp. 659-667) Wiley VCH Verlag

Summary

The enzymes used in degumming, called phospholipases, specifically act on phospholipids without degrading the oil itself. Degumming using a phospholipase C enzyme allows to meet all market specifications while it increases the oil yield. The aim of this study was to evaluate antioxidant and emulsifier properties of the recovered gum (RG) obtained by enzymatic oil degumming process of crude soybean oil subjected to modifications as deoiling (RG deoiled) or ethanol fractionation (RG soluble and insoluble). RG soluble allowed obtaining more stable O/W emulsions (30:70 w/w) in comparison with those by-products assayed at different concentrations (0.1?1.0%). Also, deoiled soybean lecithin (DSL) andRG deoiled had a similar behavior in relation to the kinetic destabilization (%BS profiles), despite the different degumming processes used to obtain these samples. The study on induction times (Metrohm Rancimat) showed a significant antioxidant effect (p<0.05) against a refined sunflower oil associated with all the by-products analyzed. However, RG soluble and DSL showed a strong effect on the oil stability at high concentrations (1000?2000 ppm). These results showed that the deoiled recovered gum and its derivates obtained by ethanol fractionation are a potential alternative for industrial application as additive.

Key Words

Fractionation processEnzymatic oil degumming31P NMRPhospholipids

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