Acid Hydrolysis of Quinoa Starch to Stabilize High Internal Phase Emulsion Gels

Starch nanocrystals (SNCs) to stabilize high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) always suffer low production efficiency from acid hydrolysis. Due to its small granule size, Quinoa starch (QS) was selected to produce SNCs as a function of acid hydrolysis time (0–4 days), and their structural changes an...

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Main Authors: Songnan Li, Chaohui Sun, Ye Sun, Enpeng Li, Ping Li, Jun Wang
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Jun Wang
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description Starch nanocrystals (SNCs) to stabilize high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) always suffer low production efficiency from acid hydrolysis. Due to its small granule size, Quinoa starch (QS) was selected to produce SNCs as a function of acid hydrolysis time (0–4 days), and their structural changes and potential application as HIPEs’ stabilizers were further explored. With increasing the acid hydrolysis time from 1 day to 4 days, the yield of QS nanocrystals decreased from 30.4% to 10.8%, with the corresponding degree of hydrolysis increasing from 51.2% to 87.8%. The occurrence of QS nanocrystals was evidenced from the Tyndall effect and scanning electron microscopy with particle size distribution. The relative crystallinity of QS subjected to different hydrolysis times (0–4 days) increased from 22.27% to 26.18%. When the acid hydrolysis time of QS was 3 and 4 days, their HIPEs showed self-standing after inversion, known as high internal phase emulsion gels (HIPE gels), closely related to their densely packed interfacial architecture around oil droplets, seen on an optical microscope, and relatively high apparent viscosity. This study could provide a theoretical guidance for the efficient production and novel emulsification of SNCs from QS to HIPE gels.
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spelling doaj-art-9707c14b331d474bb4a07379f08f49f72025-08-20T01:55:27ZengMDPI AGGels2310-28612024-08-0110955910.3390/gels10090559Acid Hydrolysis of Quinoa Starch to Stabilize High Internal Phase Emulsion GelsSongnan Li0Chaohui Sun1Ye Sun2Enpeng Li3Ping Li4Jun Wang5Sericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610, ChinaLaboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Agricultural College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, ChinaLaboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Agricultural College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, ChinaLaboratory of Crop Genomics and Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Plant Functional Genomics of the Ministry of Education, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Agricultural College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, ChinaSericultural & Agri-Food Research Institute Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou 510610, ChinaSchool of Tourism and Cuisine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225127, ChinaStarch nanocrystals (SNCs) to stabilize high internal phase emulsions (HIPEs) always suffer low production efficiency from acid hydrolysis. Due to its small granule size, Quinoa starch (QS) was selected to produce SNCs as a function of acid hydrolysis time (0–4 days), and their structural changes and potential application as HIPEs’ stabilizers were further explored. With increasing the acid hydrolysis time from 1 day to 4 days, the yield of QS nanocrystals decreased from 30.4% to 10.8%, with the corresponding degree of hydrolysis increasing from 51.2% to 87.8%. The occurrence of QS nanocrystals was evidenced from the Tyndall effect and scanning electron microscopy with particle size distribution. The relative crystallinity of QS subjected to different hydrolysis times (0–4 days) increased from 22.27% to 26.18%. When the acid hydrolysis time of QS was 3 and 4 days, their HIPEs showed self-standing after inversion, known as high internal phase emulsion gels (HIPE gels), closely related to their densely packed interfacial architecture around oil droplets, seen on an optical microscope, and relatively high apparent viscosity. This study could provide a theoretical guidance for the efficient production and novel emulsification of SNCs from QS to HIPE gels.https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/10/9/559high internal phase emulsionshigh internal phase emulsion gelsstarch nanocrystalsacid hydrolysisquinoa starchhydrolysis time
spellingShingle Songnan Li
Chaohui Sun
Ye Sun
Enpeng Li
Ping Li
Jun Wang
Acid Hydrolysis of Quinoa Starch to Stabilize High Internal Phase Emulsion Gels
Gels
high internal phase emulsions
high internal phase emulsion gels
starch nanocrystals
acid hydrolysis
quinoa starch
hydrolysis time
title Acid Hydrolysis of Quinoa Starch to Stabilize High Internal Phase Emulsion Gels
title_full Acid Hydrolysis of Quinoa Starch to Stabilize High Internal Phase Emulsion Gels
title_fullStr Acid Hydrolysis of Quinoa Starch to Stabilize High Internal Phase Emulsion Gels
title_full_unstemmed Acid Hydrolysis of Quinoa Starch to Stabilize High Internal Phase Emulsion Gels
title_short Acid Hydrolysis of Quinoa Starch to Stabilize High Internal Phase Emulsion Gels
title_sort acid hydrolysis of quinoa starch to stabilize high internal phase emulsion gels
topic high internal phase emulsions
high internal phase emulsion gels
starch nanocrystals
acid hydrolysis
quinoa starch
hydrolysis time
url https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/10/9/559
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