Nanomaterials (May 2018)

Soy Protein Isolate-Phosphatidylcholine Nanoemulsions Prepared Using High-Pressure Homogenization

  • Yang Li,
  • Chang-Ling Wu,
  • Jun Liu,
  • Ying Zhu,
  • Xiao-Yuan Zhang,
  • Lian-Zhou Jiang,
  • Bao-Kun Qi,
  • Xiao-Nan Zhang,
  • Zhong-Jiang Wang,
  • Fei Teng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8050307
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 5
p. 307

Abstract

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The nanoemulsions of soy protein isolate-phosphatidylcholine (SPI-PC) with different emulsion conditions were studied. Homogenization pressure and homogenization cycle times were varied, along with SPI and PC concentration. Evaluations included turbidity, particle size, ζ-potential, particle distribution index, and turbiscan stability index (TSI). The nanoemulsions had the best stability when SPI was at 1.5%, PC was at 0.22%, the homogenization pressure was 100 MPa and homogenization was performed 4 times. The average particle size of the SPI-PC nanoemulsions was 217 nm, the TSI was 3.02 and the emulsification yield was 93.4% of nanoemulsions.

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