ABSTRACT Recombined dairy cream, which primarily comprises anhydrous milk fat and milk protein, has significant advantages compared to natural cream; however, its most notable disadvantage is poor stability. The objective… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT Recombined dairy cream, which primarily comprises anhydrous milk fat and milk protein, has significant advantages compared to natural cream; however, its most notable disadvantage is poor stability. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of lecithin on the stability and physical properties of recombined dairy cream (20% fat, and 1.5% protein) in terms of the creaming rate, mean oil droplet size and distribution, surface protein concentration, ζ-potential, and apparent viscosity. The results clearly showed that lecithin can significantly improve the stability of recombined dairy cream by decreasing the creaming rate, especially at a concentration of 0.6% (w/w). Increasing the lecithin concentration decreased the mean oil droplet size and the surface protein concentration but slightly increased the ζ-potential. The apparent viscosity decreased and surprisingly increased at 0.6% (w/w). We can infer that lecithin initially displaces proteins from the oil surface and may interact with both proteins and polysaccharides, forming a much more stable structure.
               
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