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Effect of calcium chloride on emulsion stability of methyl-esterified citrus pectin
Chuanhui Fan1, Xueling Chen1, Jianjun He1
1Institute for Farm Products Processing and Nuclear-Agricultural Technology. Hubei Academy of Agricultural Science, Wuhan 430064, China.
Abstract:
High methyl-esterified citrus pectin (HMCP) molecules could be self-assembled into micelles in water. The morphology of HMCP micelles in water was irregular spheres, long rods, and arc-shaped. Most of HMCP molecules cross-linked with HMCP micelles in the presence of calcium chloride and increased the range of size distribution of HMCP micelles. A little number of HMCP molecules cross-linked with each other to form 80 nn ~ 200 nm microgel particles. Calcium chloride could improve HMCP emulsification when its concentration was more than 70 mmol/L. HMCP micelles could be adsorbed on the surface of emulsion droplets. The emulsion prepared with HMCP and calcium chloride was similar to the Pickering emulsion.
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