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Se Eun Park1, Soo Jin Kong1, Ki Sun Yoon1
1Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-Ro, Dongdaemun-Gu, Seoul, 02447 Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
This study evaluated the effects of key formulation variables on the physicochemical properties, cooking performance, and microbial safety of a plant-based liquid egg. The growth behavior of Salmonella Enteritidis was assessed in a formulated plant-based egg product (FPBE) and compared with commercial liquid whole egg (CLWE) and commercial plant-based egg (CPBE). The effects of legume protein source (soybean, fava bean, pea, and mung bean), potato starch (2-5%, w/w), and turmeric (0-0.25%, w/w) were investigated. Mung bean protein improved lightness and yellowness, while increasing starch enhanced cooking yield. Turmeric at 0.15% provided desirable color without affecting pH, water activity, or yield. The optimized FPBE (mung bean protein, 4% starch, 0.15% turmeric) exhibited reduced growth rates of S. Enteritidis at 10-25 °C and no growth at 5 °C compared with commercial products. These results indicate that the developed formulation offers desirable functionality and improved microbial stability.
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