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  • Food Science
  • Colloid and Surface Chemistry
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Lipid digestion is crucial for nutrient absorption and influenced by emulsifiers in food systems.
  • Understanding interfacial mechanisms is key to controlling digestion in emulsions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how Tween surfactants with different structures affect lipid digestion.
  • To elucidate the interfacial mechanisms by which Tween surfactants modulate lipase activity and bile salt interactions.

Main Methods:

  • In vitro digestion assays were performed using various Tween surfactants.
  • Interfacial adsorption, steric hindrance, and viscoelastic properties were analyzed.
  • The role of hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) and critical packing parameter (CPP) was evaluated.

Main Results:

  • Tween 40/60 strongly inhibited lipid digestion, while Tween 20/80 significantly delayed it.
  • Tween 81/85 showed minimal impact on digestion rates.
  • Surfactants modulated digestion by competing with bile salts for interfacial adsorption, not lipase inactivation.
  • Emulsifiers with optimal HLB and CPP, like Tween 40/60, provided steric hindrance against bile salt displacement.

Conclusions:

  • Interfacial properties of Tween surfactants dictate their effect on lipid digestion.
  • Tailoring surfactant structure, HLB, and CPP can control bile salt adsorption and thus lipid digestion.
  • These findings provide design principles for optimizing lipid digestion in food emulsions.