FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2017, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (19): 81-86.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201719014

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Effect of Ultrasound Pretreatment on Functional Properties of Micellar Casein Concentrate

ZHANG Ruihua1,2, ZHANG Shuwen2, LIU Lu2, LIU Xinwei3, PANG Xiaoyang2, XU Le1,2, WANG Jianming1,*, Lü Jiaping2,*   

  1. 1. College of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China; 2. Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China; 3. Beijing Sanyuan Foods Co. Ltd., Beijing 100076, China
  • Online:2017-10-15 Published:2017-09-29

Abstract: The impact of ultrasonic pretreatment on processing properties of micellar casein concentrate (MCC) was investigated in this work. Microfiltered casein protein retentates were subjected to ultrasonic pretreatment for 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 5.0 min with ultrasonic power of 600 W prior to spray drying. The results showed that the conductivity, solubility, emulsibility and gelling property of MCC solution increased significantly as the treatment time prolonged (P < 0.05), but no significant pH change was found (P > 0.05). Moreover, the compressibility and flow index of MCC decreased significantly after ultrasonic treatment (P < 0.05). Additionally, after ultrasonic treatment for 0.5 min, the basic flowability energy of MCC attained the minimum value, and after ultrasonic treatment for 1 min, the specific energy attained the maximum value. It can be speculated that these changes in functional properties of MCC could promote its application in the food industry.

Key words: micellar casein concentrate (MCC), ultrasonic treatment, processing properties

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