The influence of heat treatment on acid-tolerant emulsions prepared from acid soluble soy protein and soy soluble polysaccharide complexes.

This research presents a green procedure to prepare oil in water (O/W) emulsion from acid soluble soy protein (ASSP) and soy soluble polysaccharide (SSPS), a long-term stable nanoscale system for delivering the lipophilic components. The emulsion technique involved the preparation complexion using ASSP and SSPS by electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions as well as high pressure homogenization. The average diameter of the droplet of emulsions (fresh and heated) is 263 ± 2 nm. Such emulsions resulted in heating stable dispersions containing corn oil at the concentration of 20.0%, even at the pH around the isoelectric points of ASSP. After 90 days storage at 4 °C, the mean diameter of emulsions after heating at 80 °C for 60 min is 314 ± 1 nm compared with 341 ± 3 nm of emulsions unheated. The heat-stability of dispersions were affected by emulsion conditions, so the present research demonstrates the emulsion stability against heat treatment, ionic strength and pH change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]