Volume 45, Issue 11 e15918
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Influence of egg albumin and whey protein in the co-encapsulation of betalains and phenolic compounds from Bougainvillea glabra bracts in Ca(II)-alginate beads

Fernanda Kuhn

Fernanda Kuhn

Institute of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Contribution: Formal analysis, ​Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing - original draft

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Patricio R. Santagapita

Patricio R. Santagapita

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Química Orgánica y Departamento de Industrias, & CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Centro de Investigaciones en Hidratos de Carbono (CIHIDECAR), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Contribution: Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, ​Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing - review & editing

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Caciano Pelayo Zapata Noreña

Corresponding Author

Caciano Pelayo Zapata Noreña

Institute of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

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Caciano Pelayo Zapata Noreña, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, CEP 91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

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Contribution: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing - review & editing

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First published: 01 September 2021
Citations: 7

Abstract

Bougainvillea glabra bracts aqueous extract was co-encapsulated in Ca(II)-alginate beads, with the inclusion of egg albumin and whey protein isolate. Rheological measurements of the dispersions prepared in advance to beads formation showed a viscosity reduction by WPI, however, albumin increased the viscosity due to higher intermolecular association with alginate, as confirmed by FT-IR. The beads supplemented with proteins showed higher encapsulation efficiencies, with values higher than 70% for phenolic compounds and 50% for betalains. Rupture strength varied from 31.1 to 38.9 N for beads containing whey protein and albumin, respectively, indicating that the inclusion of these proteins resulted in beads with different mechanical properties and applications. Thermogravimetric analysis and FT-IR indicated molecular interactions between B. glabra compounds, sodium alginate, and proteins. The beads structural characterization determined by Small Angle X-ray Scattering demonstrated that Ca(II)-alginate microstructure was highly affected by proteins, especially albumin, revealing strong interactions between these biopolymers.

Novelty impact statement

This study employs a novel matrix to encapsulate phenolic compounds and betalains from B. glabra bracts in Ca(II)-alginate beads using egg albumin and whey protein isolate to reinforce the structure of the beads and improve their chemical stability. Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) technique showed that proteins affected the beads microstructure, revealing strong interaction with Ca(II)-alginate. The inclusion of egg albumin and whey protein resulted in beads with different mechanical properties allowing their application in several food products.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors have declared no conflicts of interest for this article.

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