Acid skim milk gels: The gelation process as affected by preheated pH

C.M.M. Lakemond, T. van Vliet

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Abstract

The effect of preheating milk (10 min 80 [degree sign]C) at pH values from 6.20 to 6.90 on formation of acid skim milk gels was studied by dynamic oscillation measurements. Up to pH 6.65 a higher pH of heating (pHheating) resulted in a higher G'. Since below pH 4.9 the development of G'(pH)/G'(pH=4.9) and tan [delta] (pH) was similar we assume that the rearrangement processes happening below pH 4.9 were similar for all pHheating values studied. Based on data for tan [delta], G'(pH) and the pH of gel formation, it was hypothesized that the differences in moduli with pHheating stem from differences in the aggregation and rearrangement processes occurring before and just after gelation (pH>4.9). These differences are partly due to greater involvement of S-S interactions at higher pHheating. Furthermore, the soluble whey protein aggregates formed during preheating are in part not incorporated in the network, the extent depending on pH.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)574-584
JournalInternational Dairy Journal
Volume18
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • glucono-delta-lactone
  • whey protein interactions
  • heat-induced interactions
  • casein micelles
  • rheological properties
  • beta-lactoglobulin
  • kappa-casein
  • thermal-denaturation
  • alpha-lactalbumin
  • dependent dissociation

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