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Physical and functional properties of whole milk powders prepared from concentrate
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de Lorraine, LIBio, 2 avenue de la Forêt de Haye, TSA 40602, 54518 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy,
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of Queensland, School of Agricultural and Food Science, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072,
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ABSTRACT
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investigated. Concentrate acidification by CO2 addition (2000 ppm) was found to strongly modify
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the functional properties (solubility, dispersibility) and structural/physical properties (porosity,
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free fat) of the resulting powders. For concentrates treated at low temperature (where the majority
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of emulsified fat is in a solid state at 4 °C), colloidal calcium phosphate (CCP) release, casein
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dissociation and fat coalescence were observed. For warm CO2 treated concentrates (30 °C) only
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CCP release was observed. The best functional properties (higher solubility and dispersibility) were
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found for powders produced from the warm treated concentrates, which were possibly due to the
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high porosity and better fat globule preservation.
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Introduction
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In the last decade, CO2 application in milk has been extensively studied mainly to improve the shelf-life, quality and yield of diverse dairy products, such as raw and pasteurised milk, cheeses,
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yogurt, and fermented dairy beverages (Hotchkiss, Werner, & Lee, 2006). For example, CO2 injection
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in milk before rennet coagulation can be used to reduce the pH of milk and solubilise micellar
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calcium phosphate, which resulted in cheese containing a different mineral profile (Nelson, Lynch, &
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protein concentrate (MPC) powders was studied (Marella, Salunke, Biswas, Kommineni, & Metzger,
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2015). It was reported that modification in concentrate mineral environment (Marella et al., 2015)
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or micelle structure (Law & Leaver, 1998) by adding CO2 may improve the rehydration properties of
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MPC powders. The improved solubility was attributed to the decrease in micellar interaction and
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increase in non-micellar casein release caused by partial acidification (Schokker et al., 2011). The
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addition of glucono-delta-lactone to partially acidify milk concentrates may also reduce the amount
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of protein–protein interactions during drying, which contribute to the loss of solubility of high-
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protein MPC powders (Eshpari, Tong, & Corredig, 2014). Nevertheless, the use of CO2 as a
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replacement for glucono-delta-lactone, which acts as a milk acidulant (through the reaction product
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gluconic acid) has gained interest because CO2 can be totally and easily removed by heating or
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applying vacuum.
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The current literature regarding the effect of CO2 in milk has been mainly focused on skim
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milk and the resulting powders (Lee, 2014). Meanwhile, its effect on whole milk concentrates has
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never been studied and the effect of CO2 on fat has been poorly reported. It is generally accepted
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that CO2 has higher solubility in nonpolar solvents, such as lipids, than in polar solvents, such as
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water, because the molecular structure of CO2 is apolar and it has a dipole moment of zero (Chaix,
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Guillaume, & Guillard, 2014; Hotchkiss et al., 2006). Therefore, the overall objective of this research
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was to carbonate whole milk concentrates to alter the partition of CO2 in milk components, and
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analyse the effect of CO2 on the resulting powders, focusing on functional, physical and structural
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properties. It was expected that solubilisation of colloidal calcium phosphate (CCP) due to CO2
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acidification would affect the structural organisation of casein micelles and consequently alter the
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rehydration and functional properties of the resulting whole milk powder (WMP).
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Material and methods
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Whole milk (standard, not lecithinated) and skim milk (medium heat) powders for
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preparing the concentrates were purchased in 25 kg bags from Total Foodtec Pty Ltd. (Brisbane,
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Australia). The powders were a maximum of 1 month old for the experiments. Carbonation was
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accomplished by the addition of known amount of solid CO2, also known as dry ice.
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Phosphate buffered saline (×1) was prepared at a final pH of 7.4 with the following
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composition: 1.42 g L-1 sodium phosphate, 8.0 g L-1 sodium chloride, 0.2 g L-1 potassium chloride
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Concentrate, carbonation and powder preparation
Whole milk concentrates (WMC) were prepared by dissolving 25 g of the powder in 100 g of
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Milli-Q (deionised) water at 25 °C with constant stirring at a high speed with an overhead stirrer for
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1 h. For each experiment, 3 L of concentrates was prepared. Optical microscopy on the rehydrated
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sample was done to check the complete rehydration of the powder. Finally, WMC was poured in the
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kegs for carbonation. Carbonation of the concentrate was done with frozen CO2 (dry ice). The 3 L concentrate was
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poured into an eleven litre stainless steel keg equipped with manometer. An adequate amount of
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dry ice was added in the keg allowing a theoretical CO2 content of 2000 ppm in the concentrate (Lee,
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2014). The kegs were then left for 4 h at 4 or 30 °C respectively. After overnight storage, the
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samples were spray-dried; a control samples without CO2 addition was stored overnight at 4 °C
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prior to spray-drying. A single-stage Anhydro Lab S1 spray dryer (Copenhagen, Denmark) dried the
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carbonated concentrates (without a decarbonation step). The spray dryer fitted with a pneumatic
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nozzle, supplied compressed air (6.34 bar), and operated at 170 °C and 85 °C inlet and outlet air
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analysed soon after (all analysis were done in less than 3 days).
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Chemical analysis
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The CO2 content in the concentrate was determined using a Mettler Toledo CO2 Transmitter 5100e Electrochemical probe (InPro 5000 CO2 Sensor, Mettler-Toledo AG, Process Analytics,
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Urdorf, Switzerland). The electrochemical probe was found to be the most accurate and easiest way
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to measure CO2 among other tested methods (i.e., infra-red head space analyser, manometric assay)
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(Chaix et al., 2014; Lee, 2014). The probe was inserted directly into the liquid and final reading was
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taken when it reached equilibrium. Depending on the CO2 level in the test sample, the final reading
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reached to equilibrium in 3–8 min.
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An ionic calcium probe (LAQUAtwin, compact Ca2+ meter, B751, Horiba Scientific) directly
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measured the calcium ion concentration in 0.3 mL carbonated concentrates. The probe was capable
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of measuring ionic calcium concentration in the range 1–100 mM. A 0.25 mM resolution was possible
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in the approximate range of calcium found in milk (range 2.5 to 25 mM). The instrument was
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calibrated daily with 2.5 mM standards.
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Structural properties
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A field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM) type JEOL JSM-7100F with a hot
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for magnifications higher than 10,000. For lower magnifications, a JEOL JSM-6460LA (JEOL Ltd.)
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with a tungsten filament electron gun was preferred. Both instrumental analyses were conducted at
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Sample preparation was done following the reported method of Mimouni, Deeth, Whittaker,
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Gidley, and Bhandari, 2010) with some modifications. A drop of milk concentrate was deposited
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onto a silicon chip wafer (ProSciTech, Kirwan, Australia) coated with poly-L-lysine (Sigma Aldrich,
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Castle Hill, Australia) which created electrostatic bonding between micelles and the substrate. A few
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drops of poly-L-lysine solution (1 mg mL-1 in phosphate-buffered saline ×1, pH 7.4) were deposited
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on the silicon wafer and allowed to air-dry overnight at room temperature in a dust-free
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environment. One drop of concentrate was then deposited and left for 30 min before rinsing with
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phosphate buffer (pH 7). A solution of 2.5 % glutaraldehyde in phosphate buffer was then applied
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for 30 min to achieve chemical fixation of the protein material. After fixation, the samples were
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washed in phosphate buffer and dehydrated using a graded ethanol series: 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%,
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90% (1 time), and 100% (3 times). The elapsed time per solution was 2 min. Finally, samples were
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dried using CO2 in a Supercritical Autosamdri-815B critical point dryer (Tousimis, Rockville, MD,
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Both silicon wafers and powders were subsequently mounted onto SEM stubs by placing or
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sputtering them on a carbon double-sided adhesive tape. Coating was done with platinum (Q150T
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using a Zeiss LSM 700 confocal microscope (Carl Ziess Ltd., North Ryde, New South Wales,
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Australia). Nile red and rhodamin B (Sigma Aldrich) both at a concentration of 0.1 g L-1 in PEG 200
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were used to label fat and proteins, respectively. A ratio of 1/100 (dye/concentrate or powder) was
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used and left for 20 min before imaging. Observations were done with a 63× immersion oil
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objective. An argon laser operating at excitation wavelengths of 488 nm was used. Each micrograph
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True density of powder is defined (GEA Niro, 2006a) as the mass of particles per unit volume . A Quantachrome Multipycnometer (Quantachrome Instruments, Boynton Beach, FL, USA)
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a given mass and the volume of the same mass of air-free solids and of powders tapped 100 times,
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respectively (GEA Niro, 2006b). The occluded and interstitial air contents of milk powder were
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calculated using the formulas described by GEA Niro (2006b).
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a 3000 HSA Malvern Zetasizer (Nano series, Malvern Instruments, Malvern, UK). Before
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measurement, the samples were filtered (0.45 μm; Millipore) to avoid fat interactions. The
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concentrates were finally diluted 200 times with Milli-Q deionised water.
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powders was determined per the International Organisation for Standardisation standards with
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slight modifications due to the limited quantity of powder: the same ratio between water and
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powder was kept, but the quantity of powder used was reduced to be able to make all repetitions.
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Milk fat analysis
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Jeantet, Lopez, & Schuck, 2007) with some modifications. Milk powder (2 g) was weighed and mixed
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with 50 mL petroleum spirit for 5 min. The solvent was separated by filtration into a round-bottom
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flask. The powders on the filtrate paper were dried and kept for encapsulated fat analysis. The
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solvent in the flask was totally evaporated. Then, the solvent-free flask was dried in the oven. The
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Milk powder recovered from free fat extraction was weighed and warm water (4 mL at 50–
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55 °C) was added. The mixture was vortexed for 2 min to dissolve the powder and release the
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encapsulated fat. A solvent mixture made of n-hexane and 2-propanol in 3:1 ratio (v/v) was added
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and vortexed for 15 min to extract the fat. The solution was then centrifuged at 1000 × g for 15 min
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and the organic phase was filtered into a dry and clean round-bottom flask. The aqueous phase was
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the solvent-free flask was dried in the oven. The encapsulated fat percentage is the ratio between
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extraction of encapsulated fat described in sections 2.7.2.
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(except that the functional properties were done on two analysis). The KyPlot software version
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Results and discussion
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Effect of CO2 and temperature on whole milk concentrate properties
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pH and ionic calcium evolution in the concentrates as a function of CO2 concentration
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Whole milk concentrate consists of an aqueous (skim portion) and a lipid (milk fat) phase. During carbonation, the pH evolution was measured at two temperatures, 4 °C and 30 °C, to acquire
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milk fat under different states, mainly solid and liquid states, respectively. As shown in Fig. 1A,
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different pH profiles between skim and whole milk concentrates were obtained during carbonation
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at 4 °C. Lower pH values were attained for whole milk concentrate in comparison with skim milk
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concentrate, both containing the same solid content. Similar profiles were obtained after
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mathematical correction of Fig. 1A as a function of the estimated CO2 content in the skim portion
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(Fig. 1B). As mentioned previously, CO2 is more soluble in lipid than in water (Hotchkiss et al.,
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2006). Thus, it can be assumed that when fat is in a solid state (i.e., 4 °C), very little CO2 dissolves in
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the fat portion and most is dissolved in the skim portion. At 4 °C, some fat fractions remain liquid
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(Buchheim, 1970). However, it may be contained in within spherical fat globules that are covered by
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a layer of solid fat on the surface (Buchheim, 1970) that could act as a barrier to prevent CO2
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migration into the fat globules. This hypothesis was confirmed by Fig. 1C, highlighting the
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importance of the presence of fat fraction and the temperature of carbonation. Therefore, it can now
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be concluded that, during carbonation at 30 °C, CO2 dissolves both in skim and in the fat fraction,
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whereas at 4 °C, CO2 dissolves only in the skim fraction. Similar results were also obtained by others
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(Ma & Barbano, 2003) while studying the effect of temperature during carbonation in cream.
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Ionic calcium strongly correlates to the pH decrease during carbonation (Table 1). As the pH reduces by CO2, CCP gradually solubilises in the concentrates. The concentrates without CO2
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treatment presents a classical ionic calcium content around 2.75 mM. Milk at a normal pH presents
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only around 10% of the total calcium (30 mM) in a ionic form; corresponding to 3 mM (Lewis, 2011).
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varying from 1–5 mM Ca2+ depending on processing, storage, temperature, breed, etc. This value
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increased significantly (P < 0.001) to 6.75 and 6.25 mM for concentrates carbonated at 4 and 30 °C,
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180% (Klandar, Chevalier-Lucia, & Lagaude, 2009) at pH 5.95 and 5 °C. No significant differences
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were observed between the two carbonated concentrates (P > 0.05). Nevertheless, slight differences
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in ionic calcium content are possibly due to a reduction in CCP solubility with increasing
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Another explanation may be that CO2 in warm concentrate is dissolved in both skim and fat
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portions. This means that there is slightly less CO2 dissolved in the skim portion for warm
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concentrate in comparison with cold concentrate. Since majority of casein micelles and CCP are
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present in the skim portion. Thus, there is less effect of CO2 acidification and less CCP release from
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casein micelle in warm concentrate than cold concentrate. The concentrate without treatment
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presents a pH around 6.8 whereas the cold and warm concentrates treated at cold and warm
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conditions with CO2 have a pH of 5.9 and 6.0, respectively. Again, no significant differences were
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observed between the two carbonated concentrates (P > 0.05). The tendency of a higher pH value of
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the warm concentrate can be explained by the slightly lower CO2 level (Table 1), although the
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Micelle size and shape evolution with carbonation Micelle size in milk concentrates was analysed by dynamic light scattering (DLS). The results
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described in Table 1 showed that micelle size in the cold treated concentrate was significantly
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reduced from 180 nm to approximately 150 nm (P < 0.01). Meanwhile, no significant differences
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were observed between the concentrate without treatment and the warm treated concentrate, in
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which both have micelle sizes around 180 nm.
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Micelles were also observed at two magnifications (50,000 and 100,000) by SEM high field
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after fixation and dehydration. At low magnification, uniformly dispersed micelles were seen in all
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concentrates. In the untreated concentrate (Fig. 2A1), micelles with a size around 200 nm were
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found uniformly distributed with the presence of small micelles or dissociated micelles in the
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background. When the concentrate was acidified with CO2 at 4 °C (Fig. 2B1), micelles were visibly
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smaller in size and greater amount of dissociated micelles were present in the background.
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Meanwhile, no apparent differences were seen between the standard and high temperature-
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acidified concentrate (Fig. 2C1). The surface of micelles in milk concentrates was also visualised in
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depth at higher magnification (Figs. 2A2,B2,C2). Our study confirmed earlier research (Dalgleish,
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2011) that suggests casein micelle are far from regular and are not perfectly spherical. Caseins
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appear to be organised as an entangled network of protein chains that protrude at the surface
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(mainly the κ-casein). In addition, microscopy observations and DLS measurements are in
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agreement as micelles in the cold treated concentrate appeared significantly smaller than in the
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standard concentrate.
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It was already demonstrated that the solubilisation of CCP is quick and pH dependent,
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whereas the dissociation of caseins from micelles varies with pH and temperature (Law & Leaver,
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1998). A combination of low temperature and low pH was reported to cause the dissociation of CCP
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and casein monomers from micelles when cold milk pH decreased from pH 6.7 to 5.2 (Law & Leaver,
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1998; Post, Arnold, Weiss, & Hinrichs, 2012). Meanwhile, no difference in micelle size was observed
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between the warm treated concentrate and the untreated milk (Table 1, Fig. 2A,C). This could be
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due to the solitary dissociation of CCP and lack of casein dissociation from micelles in the warm
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treated concentrate, which showed that CO2 does not influence micelle size in milk concentrates at
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Fat evolution with carbonation CLSM images (at ambient temperature) was conducted after fat labelling of milk
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concentrates stored at 4 °C (Fig. 3A1,A2) and 30 °C (Fig. 3B1,B2). For each temperature, images
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were obtained for both CO2 treated (Fig. 3A2,B2) and untreated concentrates (Fig. 3A1,B1). Small
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and regularly distributed fat globules were observed in concentrates without CO2 treatment,
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regardless of the temperature. Meanwhile, fat globule coalescence was noticed for concentrates
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carbonated at 4 °C (Fig. 3A2). The concentrate treated at 30 °C (Fig. 3B2) was also observed to have
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larger fat globules than the control. However, fat globules as big as at 4 °C were never observed at
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30 °C. These results are in agreement with the static light scattering analysis (data not shown).
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Therefore, it is envisaged that formation and breaking of CO2 bubbles during the carbonation
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process induced coalescence mainly by a surface-mediated mechanism. This mechanism involved
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the absorption of CO2 at the fat globule membrane interface and subsequently causing coalescence
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of fat globules, with concomitant release of liquid oil onto the interfaces (Fuller, Considine, Golding,
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Matia-Merino, & MacGibbon, 2015). This phenomenon may be more pronounced at 4 °C where milk
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fat is mainly in a solid state (El-Loly, 2011). The combination of fat globule membrane protrusion by
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crystalline solid fat and CO2 interaction with the membrane might have contributed to the
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coalescence of fat. It is already known that air accelerates the process of fat coalescence, for instance
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during the manufacture of ice cream (El-Loly, 2011). However, similar results during carbonation
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were never reported as carbonation on whole milk concentrate was sparsely studied. Therefore, the
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effect of CO2 on fat coalescence will need further investigation.
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Effect of CO2 on spray dried powder properties
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The microstructures of the powders are presented in Fig. 4. At low magnifications (Fig.
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4A1,B1,C1), similar features were observed among the standard and treated powders, with small
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particles agglomerated into bigger structures of around 50–100 µm. At intermediate magnifications
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(Fig. 4A2,B2,C2), again similar round particles were observed. Finally, at high magnifications where
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the powder surfaces were clearly visualised, no significant modifications were observed in relation
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to CO2 and/or temperature treatments (Fig. 4A3,B3,C3).
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Even if the particle size, shape and surface of the powders seemed similar by CLSM and SEM imaging, the physical properties of the powders were different. As presented in Table 2, the
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occluded gas/air contents of powders produced from concentrates treated with CO2 was 10 times
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higher than the powders from untreated concentrates. Meanwhile, no significant differences were
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noted between powders from concentrates carbonated at 4 and 30 °C (P > 0.05). Moreover, the true
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density and interstitial air content were not significantly lower for CO2 treated powders even if a
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tendency to lower values was observed. The presence of CO2 in milk concentrates is responsible for
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the achievement of internal porosity in the resulting powders (Lee, 2014). Therefore, these results
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were expected as the concentrates were not degassed prior to spray drying. Additionally, as shown
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in Fig. 5A1,B1,C1, porous structures were seen in CO2 treated powders, whereas standard powders
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presented some pores, but less important. The cut particles imaged by SEM also showed a lack of
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vacuoles in the untreated powders (Fig. 5A2), whereas huge vacuoles were present in the treated
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powders (Fig. 5B2,C2). At higher magnification (Fig. 5A3,B3,C3), small internal pores were visible in
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the standard powders and the envelope thickness of the other two powders was found to be around
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2–3 µm, which supported the CLSM results. These microscopy observations supported the occluded
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each powder particle (Fig. 4A1,B1,C1). However, no real differences were noticed among the
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powders, because all particles presented heterogeneous fat globules with a protein layer at the
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surface. Many authors have reported that greater than 95% of WMP surface was covered with fat,
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mostly free fat, followed by layers of protein, lactose and fat globules protected by proteins (Fyfe,
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Kravchuk, Nguyen, Deeth, & Bhandari, 2011; Kim et al., 2002; Kim, Chen, & Pearce, 2009). However,
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these surface fat layer, generated due to fat globules breakage, cannot be visualised by CLSM due to
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Particle functional properties The analyses of powder functional properties are presented in Table 1. It was found that all
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powders did not wet within 5 min. This result was expected as WMP particles in this work were not
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agglomerated and/or lecithinated according to the manufacture of commercial powders. Our results
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are also different from other researchers on skim milk powder, where CO2 was found to improve
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wettability (Lee, 2014). However, comparisons are impossible due to the different natures of skim
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and whole milk powders. Nonetheless, the powders produced from concentrates carbonated at 30
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°C showed significant improvements in dispersibility (P < 0.01) and solubility (P < 0.001), while the
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reconstitution properties of powders produced from concentrates treated with CO2 at 4 °C were
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decreased (for solubility). The dispersibility of standard and powders treated at 4 and 30 °C were
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54, 46 and 65%, respectively. A similar trend was observed for the solubility of these powders, with
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values of 97, 94 and 99%, respectively. These differences cannot be attributed to modifications of
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particle shape or surface morphology because all powder particles have similar structures as
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observed in Fig. 4A,B,C. In addition, particles size for the three powders were also similar with a d50
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around 15 µm (data not shown). Meanwhile, improved functional properties have been attributed
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to powders containing high levels of non-micellar casein in high protein content powders (Schokker
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et al., 2011). Several factors such as calcium chelators, reduced pH, high pressure, and ionic strength
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have been found responsible for the structural integrity of casein micelles (Law & Leaver, 1998;
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Marchin, Putaux, Pignon, & Léonil, 2007). In this study, both CO2 acidification and temperature were
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found to play a role in the non-micellar casein content. As shown in Fig. 2, the amount of non-
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micellar casein in the concentrates was strongly increased by the action of CO2 acidification in
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combination with low temperature. However, in this research, the protective effect of non-micellar
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caseins (serum caseins) observed in high protein content powders (Buldo, 2012) was not confirmed
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as the resulting powders did not provide better reconstitutability. It is evident that fat caused some
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concentrate were larger and non-homogenous (Fig. 3). Meanwhile, larger fat globules are known to
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produce free fat on the surface of powder particles (Table 2), which rendered the surface
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hydrophobic, therefore reducing solubility in water (Bhandari, 2013; Kim et al., 2009). On the other
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hand, the concentrates carbonated at high temperature did not show fat coalescence, thus the
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resulting powders have less amount of free fat (Table 2) and consequently better reconstitution
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properties (Table 1). Additionally, the elevated porosity of powders produced from concentrates
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treated at 30 °C may contribute to the enhanced functional properties, as similarly reported for
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skim milk powders (Lee, 2014). Moreover, WMP with poor reconstitution properties were reported
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to contain more aggregated particles that consisted of mixtures of fat globules and proteins (Singh &
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Ye, 2010). Therefore, fat destabilisation may mask the positive effect of elevated levels of non-
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The effect of CO2 acidification of whole milk concentrate on WMP properties has not been reported in the literature. Results show that CO2 acidification of whole milk concentrates at various
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temperatures allow the production of powders with totally different properties due to the alteration
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of physical states of fat. By acting on both micelles and milk fat, new generation of powders with
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targeted functional properties may be produced. In the future, it may be interesting to find CO2
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addition and processes conditions that lead to the increase of non-micellar casein levels (as in 2000
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ppm, 4 °C powders) without the modifications of fat emulsion (as in 2000 ppm, 30 °C powders) to
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Author Claire Gaiani would like to thank Europe for their financial support towards this project
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(Milk PEPPER, N°621727, International Outgoing Fellowship grant). The authors acknowledge the
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facilities, and the scientific and technical assistance provided by the School of Agriculture and Food
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Sciences (SAFS) at The University of Queensland and the Australian Microscopy & Microanalysis
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Research Facility at the Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis (CMM, The University of
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Figure legends
Fig. 1. pH evolution with CO2 concentration for whole milk () and skim milk ()
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Fig. 3. Confocal laser scanning microscopy on whole milk concentrates, fat is labelled with Nile red and appears in green. Concentrates were stored at (A) 4 °C without (A1) and with
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Fig. 5. Confocal laser scanning microscopy with dual labelling of fat (green) and proteins (red) of the particles (1) and scanning electron microscopy of cut particles at magnifications 10,000× (2) and 20,000× (3): A, powders from concentrate with no CO2; B,
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Powder functional properties
Ionic Ca2+ (mM)
pH
Micelle size - Z average (nm)
Wettability (min)
Dispersibility (%)
Solubility (%)
0 ppm
17±9
2.75±0.25
6.8±0.0
179.3±5.8
>5
53.8±1.8
97.5±0.3
2000 ppm, 4 °C
1902±67c
6.75±0.25c
5.9±0.1c
147.0±1.5b
>5
45.6±2.5ns
94.0±0.6b
2000 ppm, 30 °C
1781±44c,NS
6.25±0.50c,NS
6.0±0.2c,NS
182.0±3.2ns,B
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64.6±2.5a,B
99.0±0.5ns,C
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Powders are identified by theoretical CO2 concentration (none and 2000 ppm) and CO2 treatment temperature (none, 4 °C and 30°C). Values are means of 3 analyses on 3 independent spray drying trials: significance from sample 0 ppm indicated by superscript lowercase letters, significance from sample 2000 ppm indicated by superscript uppercase letters: ns,NS, not significant, P > 0.05; a,A P < 0.05; b,B P < 0.01; c,C P < 0.001).
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Powder
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Physical properties
Total fat (g L-1)
Encapsulated fat (g L-1)
True density (g mL-1)
Occluded air content (mL 100g-1)
Interstitial air content (mL 100g-1)
0 ppm
2.45±0.78
30.43±3.51
28.92±0.45
1.14±0.04
1.41±0.02
127.35±0.63
2000 ppm, 4 °C
3.89±0.49b
30.38±4.25ns
26.65±2.02ns
1.00±0.08ns
12.99±0.09c
110.81±0.91ns
2000 ppm, 30°C
2.73±0.37nsA
30.29±0.18ns,NS
29.78±0.61ns,NS
1.10±0.03nsNS
11.81±0.21cNS
103.33±0.29nsNS
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