Journal Pre-proof Effect of storage at high temperature on chemical (composition) and techno-functional characteristics of E471 food emulsifiers applied to aerosol whipping cream Max Blankart, Claudia Oellig, Sonja Averweg, Wolfgang Schwack, Jörg Hinrichs PII:
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Effect of storage at high temperature on chemical (composition) and techno-functional
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characteristics of E471 food emulsifiers applied to aerosol whipping cream
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Max Blankart*1, Claudia Oellig2, Sonja Averweg1, Wolfgang Schwack2 and Jörg Hinrichs1
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Biotechnology, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 21, 70593 Stuttgart, Germany
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Germany
Department of Soft Matter Science and Dairy Technology, Institute of Food Science and
Institute of Food Chemistry, University of Hohenheim, Garbenstrasse 28, 70593 Stuttgart,
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*Corresponding author. Tel.: +49 711 459 24208; fax: +49-711-459-23617
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E-mail address:
[email protected] (M. Blankart).
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Abstract
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Various foods are processed with addition of mono- and diacylglycerol (MAG and DAG)
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emulsifiers to adjust techno-functional properties. Exposure to and application of high
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temperatures during production, processing and transport of these emulsifiers can induce
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compositional changes and thereby affect techno-functional properties. Emulsifiers were stored
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above their respective melting point and their chemical composition was determined by high-
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performance thin-layer chromatography–fluorescence detection. Storage for 8 weeks decreased
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the MAG content of a saturated MAG by about 36% by transesterification into 1,3-DAG, while a
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rearrangement of 1,2- into 1,3-DAG was observed for a saturated MAG/DAG emulsifier.
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Emulsifiers were applied to aerosol whipping cream, and viscosity, particle size, overrun, foam
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firmness and drainage were determined. The increasing 1,3-DAG content of the saturated MAG
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emulsifier was found to increase the drainage of aerosol whipping cream from 15% to 50%.
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Keywords Technical emulsifier, temperature-time load, chemical composition, techno-functional properties, high-performance thin-layer chromatography–fluorescence detection (HPTLC-FLD)
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1.
Introduction
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Mono- and diacylglycerols (MAGs and DAGs, E471 emulsifiers) are the most frequently
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used emulsifiers in the food sector, applied in the processing of bread, pastry, margarines, ice
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cream, aerosol whipping cream and other dairy products (Norn 2015). They enable the
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adjustment of techno-functional properties such as viscosity, creaming, emulsion stability and
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foam stability (Norn 2015; Munk et al. 2013; Méndez-Velasco und Goff 2012). Based on the
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production process, E471 emulsifiers of different composition are obtained. In general, MAGs
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and DAGs are produced by transesterification of triacylglycerols (TAG) with glycerol or direct
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esterification of glycerol with fatty acids. Both reactions require an inorganic alkaline catalyst
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and temperatures of 220 to 260 °C and result in a p roduct with a MAG content between 10 and
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60%, the other parts comprise DAG, TAG, free fatty acids (FFA) and glycerol. By means of
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molecular distillation under vacuum at temperatures of 140 – 170 °C MAGs can be enriched (>
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95%). Direct esterification enables the production of E471 with a specific fatty acid composition,
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while transesterification results in MAGs/DAGs with a mixed fatty acid composition. MAG/DAG
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content and esterification position are adjusted by process conditions (Norn 2015; Fregolente et
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al. 2006; Rarokar et al. 2017).
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Techno-functional properties of E471 emulsifiers depend on their chemical composition.
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In case of milk products, saturated MAGs (sMAGs) where shown to be incorporated in the fat
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globule membrane, and displace proteins form the membrane if used at higher concentrations.
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When the temperature is lowered, the adsorbed sMAGs crystallize and form a solid layer
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around the fat globule, thereby stabilizing it against coalescence and aggregation (Fredrick et al.
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2013; Munk et al. 2014b; Méndez-Velasco und Goff 2012). Unsaturated MAGs (usMAGs) also
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displace proteins from the fat globule membrane (Munk et al. 2014a). In contrast to sMAGs,
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however, usMAGs destabilize fat globules (Davies et al. 2001). The destabilizing process, called
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dewetting, is described as crystalline and liquid fat that partly breaks through the fat globule
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when usMAGs adsorb to the fat globule membrane. The protruding fat crystals may then act as
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crystal thorns that pierce the membrane of colliding fat globules, while the liquid fat glues fat
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globules together, leading to partial coalescence of fat globules (Spicer und Hartel 2005; Munk
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et al. 2013; Munk et al. 2014a; Méndez-Velasco und Goff 2012). This destabilizing effect is
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utilized in the processing of reconstituted whipping cream and ice cream as the foam structure
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of these systems relies on the formation of a partially coalesced fat globule network (Fredrick et
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al. 2013; Goff 1997). In a previous paper, we found that addition of usMAG to aerosol whipping
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cream prevents foaming, leading to the hypothesis that foam stabilization is not caused by
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partially coalesced fat globules. SMAG led to high emulsion and foam stability, while addition of
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a mono-/diacylglyceride (MAG/DAG) emulsifier provided lower emulsion stability and decreased
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the foam stability (Blankart et al. 2020) . The position of the esterification (1- or 2- in a MAG;
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1,2- or 1,3- in a DAG) may as well modify the techno-functional properties, but has not yet been
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investigated to our knowledge.
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The chemical composition of E471 emulsifiers is determined directly after production as
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quality control. For transportation and further processing, food emulsifiers are often handled in
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molten form. We hypothesize, that temperatures above the respective melting point during
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transportation and processing may gradually change the chemical composition and thereby the
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techno-functional properties of E471 emulsifiers. To prove this hypothesis, three E471
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emulsifiers were stored above their respective melting point for 8 we and chemical composition
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was determined at certain storage times. Emulsifier samples of selected storage times were
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applied to model aerosol whipping cream and the techno-functional properties were determined.
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The simple HPTLC–FLD approach (Oellig et al. 2018) enabled to control the
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composition of technical emulsifiers fast and easily. Applying the visual fingerprint, differences
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caused by temperature–time load are directly visible. According to Oellig et al. (2018) a single
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calibration standard was used for quantitation and the individual lipid classes were collectively
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quantified.
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List of abbreviations
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MAG:
monoacylglyceride
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DAG:
diacylglyceride
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TAG:
triacylglycerides
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Lo-usMAG:
long-chain unsaturated monoacylglyceride
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Me-sMAG:
medium-chain unsaturated monoacylglyceride
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Me-sMAG/DAG:
medium-chain saturated mono-/diacylglyceride
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FA:
fatty acids
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FFA:
free fatty acids
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HPTLC:
high performance thin layer chromatography
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FLD:
fluorescence detector
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GC:
gas chromatography
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MS:
monostearin
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DS:
distearin
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TS:
tristearin
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SA:
stearic acid
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FSA:
free stearic acid
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RSD:
relative standard deviation
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2.
Material and methods
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2.1
Chemicals and materials 1-stearoyl-rac-glycerol
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(> 99%),
1,2-distearoyl-rac-glycerol
(> 99%),
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1,3-distearoylglycerol (> 99%), stearic acid (analytical standard grade, > 99.5%), glyceryl
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tristearate (> 99%), methanol (LC–MS, Chromasolv), diethyl ether (≥ 99.5%, GC, puriss.),
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n-pentane
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(TBME; ≥ 99.8%, HPLC, Chromasolv) were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (Steinheim, Germany).
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n-Hexane (95%, for pesticide residue analysis, Chemsolute) was purchased from Th. Geyer
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(Renningen, Germany). Formic acid (>98%, analytical reagent grade) was obtained from Fisher
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Scientific (Schwerte, Germany). Primuline (dye content 50%) was from Sigma-Aldrich. Ultrapure
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water (>18 MΩ cm) was supplied by a Synergy System (Millipore, Schwalbach, Germany).
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HPTLC silica gel LiChrospher F254s plates from Merck (Darmstadt, Germany) were used without
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pre-washing. The following emulsifiers of the type E471 were provided from two manufacturers:
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long-chain
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sMAG/DAG); medium-chain saturated MAG (me-sMAG).
(≥ 99%
for
unsaturated
residue
MAG
analysis,
(lo-usMAG);
Chromasolv)
medium-chain
and
t-butyl
saturated
methyl
MAG/DAG
ether
(me-
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2.2
Storage of emulsifiers at elevated temperatures
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For each emulsifier 200 g were filled into a Schott flask and stored at elevated
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temperatures (above respective melting points, Blankart et al. (2020)) for 8 we. The me-sMAG
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was kept at 80 °C (T5042, Heraeus, Hanau, Germany) whereas the lo-usMAG and the me-
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sMAG/DAG were stored at 70 °C (Typ 17053099003100 # 980944 WTC Binder GmbH,
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Tuttlingen, Germany). For determination of the chemical composition, samples were taken after
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0 h, 2 h, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h and eventually at weekly intervals for 8 we in all. Samples for
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techno-functional characterization were taken after 0 h, 1 we, 4 we, 8 we and additionally after
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24 h for the me-sMAG/DAG.
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2.3
Analysis of E471 food emulsifiers by high-performance thin-layer chromatography–fluorescence detection (HPTLC–FLD)
2.3.1 Standard solutions and sample preparation
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Standard-mix stock solution was prepared by dissolving 2.5 mg of mono-, di-, tristearin
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and free stearic acid (MS, DS, TS and free SA) in 10 mL of TBME (250 mg/L). The stock was
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stored at 4°C. The standard-mix stock solution was diluted 1:10 with TBME, resulting in a
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concentration of 25 ng/µL for MS, DS, TS and FSA in the standard-mix working solution for
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analysis of the stored emulsifiers. Stored emulsifiers (15 mg) were dissolved in 10 mL of TBME
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in an ultrasonic bath for 2 min (1.5 mg/mL) and diluted to 37.5 and 300 ng/µL with TBME for the
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me-sMAG, lo-usMAG and the me-sMAG/DAG emulsifier, respectively.
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2.3.2 HPTLC–FLD
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HPTLC was executed on primuline pre-impregnated silica gel LiChrospher plates as
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described in an earlier publication (Oellig et al. 2018). In brief, an Automatic TLC Sampler 4
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(ATS 4, CAMAG, Switzerland) was used to apply samples and standards as 6-mm bands on 20
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cm × 10 cm plates with TBME as the rinsing solvent. After the application, the plate was stored
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for 10 min in a fume hood. HPTLC plates were two-fold developed in a 20 cm × 10 cm twin-
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trough chamber (CAMAG). First, diethyl ether was used up to a migration distance of 18 mm.
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After a drying time of 10 min according to (Oellig et al. 2018), the Automatic Developing
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Chamber (ADC2, CAMAG) was used for the second development with a mixture of n-
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pentane/n-hexane/diethyl ether (52:20:28, v/v/v) up to a migration distance of 75 mm. After a
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drying time of 20 min according to (Oellig et al. 2018), plate images were captured with the TLC
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Visualizer (CAMAG) under UV 366 nm illumination and the plate was scanned in fluorescence
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mode (manual detector mode) at UV 366/> 400 nm (mercury lamp) by using the TLC Scanner 4
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(CAMAG). HPTLC instruments were controlled by the software winCATS, version 1.4.6.2002
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(CAMAG).
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2.3.3 Sample analysis
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Sample preparation and HPTLC–FLD analysis were done according to sections 2.3.1
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and 2.3.2 (n = 2 for each storage period tested). For the analysis of the me-sMAG/DAG
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emulsifier, only the diluted stocks were applied, whereas for the MAG emulsifiers both the
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stocks and diluted stocks were applied. Sample application volume generally was 20 µL. The
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standard-mix working solution (section 2.3.1) was applied with application volumes of 2 – 50 µL
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leading to 50 – 1250 ng MS/DS/TS and free SA per zone for calibration. The lipid classes were
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detected as the total, and quantitated against 1,2-DS as described in (Oellig et al. 2018). In
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brief, taking into account the response factors of the 18:0 representatives of the respective
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class, the amounts of the lipid classes first were calculated as 18:0 fatty acid and then stated as
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g MAG, DAG, TAG and free FA per 100 g emulsifier.
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Processing of model aerosol whipping cream
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Processing of model aerosol whipping cream was done as described in an earlier
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publication (Blankart et al. 2020). In brief, anhydrous butter (Uelzena eG, Uelzen, Germany)
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with emulsifier and skim milk, which was reconstituted from skim milk powder (Milchwerke
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Schwaben eG, Ulm, Germany), were processed into model aerosol whipping cream via two-
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stage high-pressure homogenization (4/1 MPa at > 72 °C). Based on the results of (Blankart et
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al. 2020) 0.4 g/100 g emulsifier were applied. Samples were batch pasteurized at 80 °C for
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10 min and stored for 1 we at 6 °C prior to analysi s. All samples were produced in triplicates
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(i = 3).
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Particle size analysis
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Determination of particle size distribution was done as described in an earlier publication
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(Blankart et al. 2020), with the only difference that 100 µL of the samples were injected. A
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refractive index of 1.46 for the fat globules and 1.33 for distilled water as dispersion medium
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was used (Marie-Caroline Michalski et al. 2001). Particle size distributions were evaluated by
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the volume based arithmetic mean d4,3 and the d10,3 and the d90,3, the diameter which 10% or
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90% of the particles fell off short, based on a volume distribution. Each sample was measured
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with n =3.
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Rheological properties
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Flow curve measurements were performed as described in an earlier publication
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(Blankart et al. 2020) with a stress-controlled rotational rheometer (Physica MCR 302; Anton-
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Paar GmbH, Graz, Austria) equipped with a double-gap concentric cylindrical geometry
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(do = 27 mm, di = 25 mm, h = 40 mm). Apparent viscosity of the samples was calculated when
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the shear rate reached 500 s-1 to be representative for nozzle induced instant foam generation.
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Each sample was measured with n = 2. Software RheoPlus/32 V3.62 was used for instrument
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control and rheological data evaluation.
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2.7
Foaming
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Foaming of the samples was performed according to an earlier publication (Blankart et
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al. 2020). To ensure temperature equilibration, the foaming siphon was set into a water bath at
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5 °C. In brief, 250 g sample were filled into a 1 L Gourmet Whip Plus system (iSi GmbH, Vienna,
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Austria), gassed with 15 g nitrous oxide and equilibrated at 5 °C for 15 min. Subsequently, the
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can was shaken 20 times and the sample sprayed while holding the can headfirst at a 90 °
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angle into an acrylic glass cube of 6 cm x 6 cm x 6 cm. For each sample, the siphon was filled
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two times, while only one cube was filled out of each can for the foam measurements.
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2.8
Overrun measurements
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Overrun of the samples was calculated by determining the weight of the foam in the
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acryl glass cube (mf). Density ρL of the liquid cream was determined to 1.01 kg/m3 at 5 °C with a
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density meter (DMA 5000 M, Anton-Paar GmbH, Graz, Austria) according to Blankart et al.
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(2020). V cube - Overrun %= ·100
(1)
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2.9
Foam firmness
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Foam firmness was measured one time in the center of the cube directly after spraying
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using a crosshair probe (0.1 cm wire diameter) with a universal testing machine (5944; Instron,
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Norwood, USA; load cell 2 kN; software Bluehill 3). The test speed was set to 1 mm/s with a
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measurement time of 15 s. The mean of the last 20 measurement points was calculated.
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2.10
Drainage test
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After foam firmness measurements samples were taken out of the cube with a spatula
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and placed on a square steel wire mesh (10 cm x 10 cm, hole size of 0.3 mm) set on a petri
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dish. Weight of the sample, the empty petri dish (m0) and the petri dish filled with dripped down
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liquid cream (mDD) was measured after 1 h of storage in a cooling incubator (Binder GmbH,
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Tuttlingen, Germany) at 20 °C to calculate the norm alized drainage.
Normalized drainage %=
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2.11
mDD -m0 ·100 sample weight
(2)
Residual cream
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Subsequently, after the overrun measurement, the remaining sample in the can was
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discarded until no further gas flow was detected. With the weight of the filled (mFC) and emptied
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can (mEC) and the applied sample weight (mc), the percentage of residual cream in the can was
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calculated.
Residual cream %=
mc - (mFC - mEC ) ·100 mc
(3)
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2.12
Statistical analysis
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Statistical analyses and plotting of the data was conducted with SigmaPlot (v. 12.5,
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Systat Software Inc., San Jose, USA). Results are given as arithmetic mean with standard
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deviation, the number of independent replicates i for each sample was three. Analysis of
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variance (ANOVA) and subsequent comparison of the means by Tukey-Kramer test were done
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with a significance level of α = 0.05.
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3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
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3.1
Chemical composition of stored E471 emulsifiers
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The effect of elevated temperatures above the melting point of the food emulsifiers was
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investigated for a me-sMAG, a me-sMAG/DAG and a lo-usMAG emulsifier. HPTLC–FLD
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according to Oellig et al. (2018) was used to determine the lipid class composition of the
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emulsifiers after defined storage times: 0 – 2 – 24 – 48 – 72 h and weekly intervals until 8 we of
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storage. The visual evaluation of the chromatograms under UV 366 nm illumination allowed
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simple comparison of the emulsifier composition by their fingerprints, when differences were
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directly visible. By using this method, a change in the lipid class composition in the form of a
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decrease of 1,3-DAG and the simultaneous increase of 1,2-DAG was directly visible for the me-
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sMAG/DAG (Figure 1). Figure 2 shows diagrams of the calculated amounts of the lipid classes
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over the entire storage period for the different emulsifier types, visualizing the quantitative
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changes in the emulsifier composition. Results were well repeatable with a precision expressed
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as the relative standard deviation (%RSD) of <10%, except for the minor components with
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amounts <0.2%, for which higher deviations were obtained. The lipid class composition of the
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lo-usMAG was stable over the entire storage period. As opposed to this, the composition of the
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me-sMAG and the me-sMAG/DAG revealed great changes: both me-sMAG (Figure 2 B) and
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me-sMAG/DAG (Figure 2 C) showed a noticeable decrease in the MAG amount and an
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increase in the DAG amount, when the conversion was more prominent for me-sMAG/DAG.
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Only minor changes of TAGs and FFAs were found.
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In detail, the MAG content of lo-usMAG decreased about 10% over the entire storage
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period (Table 1). In contrast, the content of both 1,2- and 1,3-DAGs increased about 200%,
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however, their absolute content was still low with 4.4 g/100 g and 9 g/100 g emulsifier,
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respectively. Overall, the sum of MAGs and DAGs remained stable and the amount of minor
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components did not change. Considering that MAG emulsifiers with high amounts of
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unsaturated FAs are usually not applied to aerosol whipping cream products, these results were
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not further evaluated. However, the stability of the emulsifier regarding the lipid class
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composition may be helpful for the application of this emulsifier in other (dairy) products.
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For the me-sMAG, a decrease of the MAG content by about 36% to a final content of
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60 g/100 g (Table 1) was observed. Decrease started after 1 we and carried on until the end of
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the investigated storage period. A thermodynamic equilibrium was not obtained (Figure 2 B). In
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contrast to that, the amount of 1,3-DAG considerably increased from 3 g/100 g to 33 g/100 g,
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when also no steady state was observable after 8 we. The 1,2-DAG content increased slightly,
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but was still low with 1.8 g/100 g. Obviously, high temperature led to the formation of DAGs.
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For me-sMAG/DAG, a decrease in the MAG content of about 10% was observed
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(Table 1). The content of 1,3-DAGs, which was higher than the 1,2-DAG content in the
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untreated emulsifier, decreased. Simultaneously, the amount of 1,2-DAGs increased. Thus, a
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rearrangement of 1,3-DAGs to 1,2-DAGs during the beginning of the storage period is assumed.
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After 2 we a thermodynamic equilibrium was obtained and the 1,2- and 1,3- DAG contents
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remained constant. With a decrease of 10% for the MAG content, and the increase regarding
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the DAG content, respectively, the composition changes are hardly comparable to those in me-
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sMAG.
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3.2
Techno-functional properties
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Samples of each emulsifier were taken at defined storage times and applied to model
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aerosol whipping cream (i = 3). Me-sMAG and lo-usMAG samples were taken and applied after
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storage of 1 we, 4 we and 8 we, whereas me-sMAG/DAG emulsifier samples were additionally
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taken after 24 h as preliminary tests showed compositional changes to start at that storage time.
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3.2.1
Particle size distribution
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Figure 3 depicts the particle size distribution of aerosol whipping cream samples
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processed with emulsifier of different storage times at 70 °C or 80 °C. D10,3, mean and d90,3 were
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calculated. No effect depending on storage time for me-sMAG, me-sMAG/DAG and lo-usMAG
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was found. Samples processed with 0.4 g/100 g me-sMAG or me-sMAG/DAG showed similar
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results for d10,3, mean and d90,3. Processing of aerosol whipping cream with an addition of
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0.4 g/100 g lo-usMAG led to higher values of d10,3, d4,3 and d90,3 than an addition of me-sMAG or
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me-sMAG/DAG.
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The decreasing MAG content of me-sMAG over the storage time (section 4.1) did not
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affect the size of fat globules. This is in accordance with results from our previous work (Blankart
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et al. 2020) where we found no difference between particle size distributions of aerosol whipping
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cream
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transesterification during the storage of me-sMAG on fat globule sizes was not observed.
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However, at lower concentration of emulsifier the decreasing content of me-sMAG might lead to
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concentrations insufficient for complete coverage of the newly created fat globule surface
processed
with
0.4 g/100 g
me-sMAG
or
me-sMAG/DAG.
An
effect
of
the
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The slight decrease of MAG content and rearrangement of 1,3-DAG into 1,2-DAG during
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the storage of me-sMAG/DAG (Table 1) did not affect the particle size. The bigger particles of
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aerosol whipping cream processed with lo-usMAG are caused by the dewetting process
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(Fredrick et al. 2013). By this, crystalline and liquid fat breaks through the fat globule, leading to
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thorn-like structures sticking out of the globule. When these fat globules collide with other fat
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globules, the crystal thorns may pierce the fat globule membrane, resulting in partial coalescence
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of fat globules (Fredrick et al. 2013). The slight decrease of the MAG content, accompanied by
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slight increases of 1,2- and 1,3-DAG content, did not seem to affect the dewetting process
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caused by lo-usMAG.
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3.2.2
Rheological properties
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Apparent viscosity of aerosol whipping cream processed with 0.4 g/100 g me-sMAG,
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me-sMAG/DAG or lo-usMAG was calculated for ɣ̇ = 500 s-1 to be representative for nozzle
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induced foam generation. Storage of the emulsifiers at elevated temperatures did not affect the
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apparent viscosity of aerosol whipping cream processed with those emulsifiers. Samples
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processed with lo-usMAG showed higher apparent viscosity than samples that were processed
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with me-sMAG or me-sMAG/DAG (Figure 4).
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Apparently, the reduction of MAG and the simultaneous increase of 1,2- and 1,3-DAG
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content observed over the storage of me-sMAG did not affect the apparent viscosity of aerosol
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whipping cream. This is in accordance with our previous work, where we found no difference in
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apparent viscosity of aerosol whipping cream processed with 0.4 g/100 g me-sMAG or
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me-sMAG/DAG. The higher apparent viscosity of samples processed with lo-usMAG is caused
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by the dewetting effect of usMAG, leading to coalescence of fat globules. As for the particle size
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distribution, no effect on apparent viscosity was observed for the slight rearrangement of MAG
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into 1,2- and 1,3-DAG.
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3.2.3
Overrun and foam firmness
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Overrun and foam firmness of aerosol whipped cream samples processed with the
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stored emulsifiers are shown in Table 2. Samples processed with lo-usMAG were not foamable
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at any storage time and the cream left the siphon as a liquid. The sample started to collapse as
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soon as it was sprayed into the cube, therefore it was only possible to estimate the overrun to <
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100% (Table 2). Foam firmness was not measurable, as the sample was too soft. Increasing
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storage time of me-sMAG did not induce an effect on the overrun of aerosol whipped cream, but
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the foam firmness decreased. Overrun and foam firmness of samples processed with
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me-sMAG/DAG were not affected by increasing storage time.
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Results for lo-usMAG are in accordance with our previous study (Blankart et al. 2020),
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where we found that application of lo-usMAG prevented foam formation at all investigated
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emulsifier concentrations. The slight decrease of MAG content did not show an effect on the
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foam formation. The decrease in foam firmness with ongoing storage of me-sMAG is
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supposedly caused by the reduction of MAG content (Table 1), as previous studies showed that
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lower concentrations of me-sMAG lead to softer foam (Blankart et al. 2020). The rearrangement
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of 1,3-DAG into 1,2-DAG is not reflected in overrun and foam firmness as no changes were
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detected, apparently both isomers apparently exhibit similar foaming properties.
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Drainage and residual cream
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In accordance with a previous study (Blankart et al. 2020), in which we showed that only
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increasing lo-usMAG concentration had an effect on residual cream, no effect of storage on
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residual cream was detected for the emulsifiers examined. Results for drainage are shown in
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Table 3. As foaming of samples with lo-usMAG was not feasible, no drainage was measured.
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Increasing storage of me-sMAG led to a significant increase of drainage up to 50.5 ± 4.0% after
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8 we. No consistent trend for me-sMAG/DAG was detected.
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The increased drainage of aerosol whipped cream, induced by the storage of me-sMAG,
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correlates with the decrease of MAG and increase of 1,2- and 1,3-DAG (Table 1). Both
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compositional changes contribute to the lower stability of the foam. In a previous study we
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showed, that lower concentrations of MAG and higher DAG concentrations lead to higher
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drainage (Blankart et al. 2020). Higher concentrations of DAG seem to actively destabilize the
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foam of aerosol whipped cream, while lower MAG concentrations simply fail to provide sufficient
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stabilization of the fat globules and the foam. As no differences were observed over the time of
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storage of me-sMAG/DAG, for which the proportions of 1,3- and 1,2-DAG changed,
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conformation of DAG does not seem to have an effect on foam stability, at least not at the
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tested emulsifier concentration of 0.4 g/100 g.
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4. Conclusions
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Storage above the respective melting point of the E471 emulsifiers changed the lipid
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composition. The lipid class composition of long-chain unsaturated monoacylglycerides
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(lo-usMAG) with high amounts of unsaturated fatty acids (FA) was rather stable over weeks,
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while the composition of medium-chain saturated monoacylglyceride (me-sMAG) and medium-
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chain saturated mono-/diacylglyceride (me-sMAG/DAG) emulsifiers with mainly saturated FAs
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was significantly affected. Both emulsifiers with mainly saturated FAs showed a decrease in the
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MAG amount and an increase in the DAG amount, when in the MAG/DAG emulsifier
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additionally a rearrangement of 1,3- in 1,2-DAGs was obtained.
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The effect of the observed compositional changes on the techno-functional properties of
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food emulsifiers was investigated in model aerosol whipping cream. While lo-usMAG was found
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unsuitable for application in aerosol whipping cream, the slight compositional changes were
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found not to affect particle size distribution and apparent viscosity at the applied concentrations.
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Storage of me-sMAG reduced foam stability (lower foam firmness, higher drainage) of aerosol
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whipped cream, when both the reduced MAG content and the increased DAG content may
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contribute to this. No changes in techno-functional properties due to rearrangement of 1,3- into
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1,2-DAG were found for the me-sMAG/DAG at an addition of 0.4 g/100 g. It is assumed, that the
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effect of compositional changes during storage would be more prominent if lower emulsifier
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concentrations were applied.
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Storage of E471 emulsifiers at temperatures above the respective melting point causes
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changes both of the chemical composition and the techno-functional properties, when applied in
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aerosol whipping cream. Although the prolonged storage as conducted in this study does not
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depict the actual handling of emulsifiers in industrial applications, the effects observed could
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also take place during filling and storage of emulsifiers.
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Acknowledgements
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The authors express many thanks to Merck (Darmstadt, Germany) for support with plate
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material and to DuPont Danisco (Neu-Isenburg, Germany) and BASF (Illertissen, Germany) for
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providing E471 emulsifiers. Further thanks go to Uelzena eG (Uelzen, Germany) for providing
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anhydrous butter and Milchwerke Schwaben eG (Neu-Ulm, Germany) for contribution of skim
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milk powder. The authors also express thanks to Tina Melde, University of Hohenheim, for
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support in the laboratory.
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This research project was supported by the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and
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Energy (via AiF) and the FEI (Forschungskreis der Ernährungsindustrie e.V., Bonn, Germany).
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Figure 1 HPTLC plate image after separation of a mono-/diacylglyceride (MAG/DAG) emulsifier at storage periods of 0 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 we at 70 °C (tracks 1 – 13) and a standard-mix containing monostearin (MS), 1,2-distearin (1,2-DS), 1,3-distearin (1,3-DS), stearic acid (SA) and tristearin (TS) (25 – 1250 ng/zone) on primuline pre-impregnated LiChrospher silica gel plates by two-fold development with diethyl ether to a migration distance of 18 mm and n-pentane/n-hexane/diethylether (52:20:28, v/v/v) to a migration distance of 75 mm under UV 366 nm illumination. Sample amounts were 6 µg MAG/DAG emulsifier/zone.
Figure 2 Mean content of lipid classes in g/100 g emulsifier over a period of 8 w. Long-chain unsaturated monoacylglyceride (lo-usMAG) stored at 70 °C; medium-chain saturated monacylglyceride
(me-sMAG)
stored
at
80
°C;
medium- chain
saturated
mono-/diacylglyceride (me-sMAG/DAG) stored at 70 °C . MAG: monoacylglycerides; DAG: diacylglycerides; FFA: free fatty acids; TAG: triacylglycerides. Each storage time was analyzed with n = 2.
Figure 3 D10,3 (●), arithmetic mean d4,3 (∆) and d90,3 (■) of model aerosol whipping cream (30 g/100 g fat, 3 g/100 g protein) processed with 0.4 g/100 g of the three E471 emulsifiers in dependence of storage time (at 70 °C or 80 °C) of e mulsifiers. Aerosol whipping cream samples were stored for 1 w at 6 °C. Lo-usMAG: long -chain unsaturated monoacylglyceride; me-sMAG: medium-chain saturated monoacylglyceride; me-sMAG/DAG: medium-chain saturated mono/diacylglyceride. The number of independent replicates was i = 3, each replicate was measured three times (n = 3). Values are shown as arithmetic mean ± standard deviation.
Figure 1 Apparent viscosity at ɣ̇ = 500 s-1 at 5 °C of model aerosol whipping cream (30 g/100 g fat, 3 g/100 g protein) processed with 0.4 g/100 g of the three E471 emulsifiers in dependence of storage time (at 70 °C or 80 °C) of e mulsifiers. Aerosol whipping cream samples were stored for 1 w at 6 °C. Lo-usMAG: long -chain unsaturated monoacylglyceride; me-sMAG: medium-chain saturated monoacylglyceride; me-sMAG/DAG: medium-chain saturated mono-/diacylglyceride. The number of independent replicates was i = 3, each replicate was measured two times (n = 2). Values are shown as arithmetic mean ± standard deviation.
Table 1: MAG, DAG, FFA and TAG contents in three untreated (0 h) emulsifiers and in emulsifiers after storage of 8 we at 70 °C (lo usMAG: longchain unsaturated MAG; me-sMAG/DAG: medium-chain saturated MAG/DAG) and 80 °C (me sMAG: medium chain s aturated MAG), respectively, determined by HPTLC–FLD. lo-usMAG Mean content [g/100 g] ±
me-sMAG
me-sMAG/DAG
0h
8w
0h
8w
0h
8w
MAG
95.0 ± 0.07
86.2 ± 0.6
93.5 ± 0.4
60.1 ± 1.1
53.8 ± 0.08
47.1 ± 0.38
1,2-DAG
1.5 ± 0.02
4.4 ± 0.18
0.5 ± 0.01
1.8 ± 0.02
3.0 ± 0.05
16.5 ± 0.53
1,3-DAG
3.2 ± 0.1
9.0 ± 0.38
2.7 ± 0.1
32.8 ± 0.9
36.4 ± 0.09
29.5 ± 0.51
FFA
0.1 ± 0.03
0.2 ± 0.02
0.7 ± 0.05
1.0 ± 0.06
1.7± 0.09
2.1 ± 0.03
TAG
0.2 ± 0.05
0.2 ± 0.04
2.5 ± 0.23
2.6 ± 0.23
5.1± 0.13
4.9 ± 0.36
Sum (MAG and DAGs)
99.8 ± 0.05
99.6 ± 0.06
96.8 ± 0.3
94.8 ± 1.9
93.2± 0.04
93.0± 0.40
a
SD (n = 2)
a
Standard deviation.
Table 2: Overrun in % and foam firmness in mN of aerosol whipping cream (30 g/100 g fat, 3 g/100 g protein) processed with 0.4 g/100 g of the three E471 emulsifiers in dependence of storage time (at 70 °C or 80 °C) of emulsifiers. Ae rosol whipping cream samples were stored for 1 w at 6 °C. Lo-usMAG: long-chain unsaturated m onoacylglyceride; me-sMAG: mediumchain
saturated
monoacylglyceride;
me-sMAG/DAG: medium-chain
saturated
mono-/diacylglyceride. The number of independent repetitions of the experiments was i = 3. Values are shown as arithmetic mean ± standard deviation. Different letter represent significant differences in one emulsifier (ANOVA, Tukey-Kramer, α = 0.05). storage
lo-usMAG
me-sMAG/DAG
me-sMAG
time Overrun
Foam firmness
Overrun
Foam firmness
Overrun
Foam firmness
in %
in mN
in %
in mN
in %
in mN
< 100
n.m.
204 ± 17b
72 ± 49a
274 ± 27a
258 ± 26a
n.c.
n.c.
293 ± 22a
250 ± 45a
n.c.
n.c.
1w
< 100
n.m.
243 ± 38ab
156 ± 86a
242 ± 45a
239 ± 71ab
4w
< 100
n.m.
212 ± 17ab
74 ± 58a
206 ± 22a
137 ± 22b
8w
< 100
n.m.
269 ± 55ab
170 ± 125a
246 ± 21a
132 ± 48b
0h 24 h
n.m.: not measurable n.c.: not conducted
Table 3: Normalized drainage of aerosol whipping cream (30 g/100 g fat, 3 g/100 g protein), processed with 0.4 g/100 g of the three E471 emulsifiers in dependence of storage time (at 70 °C or 80 °C) of emulsifiers. Aerosol whipping cr eam samples were stored for 1 w at 6 °C. Lo-usMAG: long-chain unsaturated monacylglyceride; me-sMAG: medium-chain saturated monoacylglyceride; me-sMAG/DAG: medium-chain saturated mono-/diacylglyceride. The number of independent repetitions of the experiments was i = 3. Values are shown as arithmetic mean ± standard deviation. Different letters represent significant differences in one emulsifier (ANOVA, Tukey-Kramer, α = 0.05). Storage time
lo-usMAG
me-sMAG/DAG
me-sMAG
Normalized drainage in % 0h
n.m.
56 ± 11ab
15 ± 4a
24 h
n.c.
17 ± 9b
n.c.
1w
n.m.
31 ± 9ab
14 ± 12a
4w
n.m.
59 ± 2a
47 ± 6b
8w
n.m.
29 ± 20b
50 ± 4b
n.m.: not measurable n.c.: not conducted
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Highlights:
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MAG content of E471 emulsifiers decreases over storage at elevated temperatures
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DAG content of medium-chain saturated MAG increases over storage
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DAG is assumed to reduce foaming properties of aerosol whipping cream
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Rearrangements of 1,3- into 1,2-DAG in medium-chain saturated MAG/DAG
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No change in techno-functional properties by rearrangement of 1,3 into 1,2-DAG
Declaration of interest:
Manuscript: ‘Effect of storage at high temperature on chemical (composition) and techno-functional characteristics of E471 food emulsifiers applied to aerosol whipping cream” Journal of Food Engineering Authors: Max Blankart, Claudia Oellig, Sonja Averweg, Wolfgang Schwack, Jörg Hinrichs
Declarations of interest: none.