Volume 76, Issue 11-12 2300173
Research Article

Structural and Thermal Properties of Faba Bean Starch and Flax Seed Oil Nanoemulsion: Effect of Processing Conditions on Nanoemulsion

Madhu Sharma

Madhu Sharma

Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411 India

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Aarti Bains

Aarti Bains

Department of Microbiology, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411 India

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Minaxi Sharma

Minaxi Sharma

Department of Applied Biology, University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya, 793101 India

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Baskaran Stephen Inbaraj

Baskaran Stephen Inbaraj

Department of Food Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 242062 Taiwan

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Nemat Ali

Nemat Ali

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia

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Muzaffar Iqbal

Muzaffar Iqbal

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia

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Sandip Patil

Sandip Patil

Deparment of Haematology and Oncology, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, 7019 Yi Tian Road Shenzhen, Shenzhen, 510038 China

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Prince Chawla

Corresponding Author

Prince Chawla

Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411 India

E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

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Kandi Sridhar

Corresponding Author

Kandi Sridhar

Department of Food Technology, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education (Deemed to be University), Coimbatore, 641021 India

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First published: 09 February 2024
Citations: 3

Abstract

Nanoemulsions derived from unconventional polysaccharides have gained attention as efficient delivery systems for bioactive compounds, helping in their enhanced absorption. Nontraditional sources of starch have been investigated in recent years due to their potential applications. Therefore, this study investigates the potential of extracting starch from faba beans and investigating their structural properties. Furthermore, the nanoemulsion is developed from starch, flax seed oil, and tween 80 and evaluated for different processing methods (temperature, pH, and NaCl). The extracted starch yields 31.20 g/100 g and X-ray diffraction reveals its semicrystalline structure. The optimized nanoemulsion (N3) has an average droplet size of 108.62 ± 2.78 nm and a surface charge of −27.74 ± 0.12 mV. At different pH levels (2–9), temperature (30, 50, 70, and 90 °C), and ionic strengths (0.5, 1, and 2 m), the N3 nanoemulsion demonstrates significantly greater changes in stability. All the samples show excellent structural properties and stability. Overall, the results suggest that faba bean starch-based nanoemulsion shows promise as a stable delivery system for bioactive compounds, but its stability is influenced by pH levels and ionic strengths.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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