Physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat (Fagpopyrum esculentum Moench) albumin

Buckwheat albumin is a promising functional food material that can suppress postprandial blood glucose elevation. Here, we studied the physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat albumin such as thermal resistance, solubility, and emulsifying and foaming properties to evaluate its potenti...

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Main Authors: Kazumi Ninomiya, Yusuke Yamaguchi, Hitoshi Kumagai, Hitomi Kumagai
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Future Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266683352200065X
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author Kazumi Ninomiya
Yusuke Yamaguchi
Hitoshi Kumagai
Hitomi Kumagai
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Hitomi Kumagai
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description Buckwheat albumin is a promising functional food material that can suppress postprandial blood glucose elevation. Here, we studied the physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat albumin such as thermal resistance, solubility, and emulsifying and foaming properties to evaluate its potential for application in various foods such as mayonnaise, ice cream, meringues and sponge cake. The denaturation temperature of buckwheat albumin was measured using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) with and without the addition of dithiothreitol (DTT), and solubility in the pH range of 3.0–6.0 was measured as protein concentration in supernatant before and after heating. Emulsifying and foaming properties of buckwheat albumin were also evaluated before and after hydrolysis by protease. Buckwheat albumin exhibited high thermal resistance with a denaturation temperature of 148.4 °C. However, the peak temperature of DSC thermogram decreased and denaturation enthalpy increased with DTT addition. High solubility was observed at pH 3.0–6.0, which was retained even after heating at 80 °C for 20 min. Furthermore, buckwheat albumin showed high emulsifying and foaming properties in the pH range 3.0–6.0. Although its emulsifying property was decreased on protease treatment, high foaming capacity was maintained even after hydrolysis. These findings suggested that buckwheat albumin can be widely used in various functional foods.
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spelling doaj.art-02f27084af7b49a09df68d66da4c9cc72022-12-22T04:27:26ZengElsevierFuture Foods2666-83352022-12-016100178Physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat (Fagpopyrum esculentum Moench) albuminKazumi Ninomiya0Yusuke Yamaguchi1Hitoshi Kumagai2Hitomi Kumagai3Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyoritsu Women's University, 2-2-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8347, JapanCollege of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-0880, JapanDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyoritsu Women's University, 2-2-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8347, JapanCollege of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan; Corresponding author.Buckwheat albumin is a promising functional food material that can suppress postprandial blood glucose elevation. Here, we studied the physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat albumin such as thermal resistance, solubility, and emulsifying and foaming properties to evaluate its potential for application in various foods such as mayonnaise, ice cream, meringues and sponge cake. The denaturation temperature of buckwheat albumin was measured using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) with and without the addition of dithiothreitol (DTT), and solubility in the pH range of 3.0–6.0 was measured as protein concentration in supernatant before and after heating. Emulsifying and foaming properties of buckwheat albumin were also evaluated before and after hydrolysis by protease. Buckwheat albumin exhibited high thermal resistance with a denaturation temperature of 148.4 °C. However, the peak temperature of DSC thermogram decreased and denaturation enthalpy increased with DTT addition. High solubility was observed at pH 3.0–6.0, which was retained even after heating at 80 °C for 20 min. Furthermore, buckwheat albumin showed high emulsifying and foaming properties in the pH range 3.0–6.0. Although its emulsifying property was decreased on protease treatment, high foaming capacity was maintained even after hydrolysis. These findings suggested that buckwheat albumin can be widely used in various functional foods.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266683352200065XBuckwheat albuminThermal stabilityEmulsifying propertyFoaming propertyEnzymatic hydrolysisα-Amylase inhibitor
spellingShingle Kazumi Ninomiya
Yusuke Yamaguchi
Hitoshi Kumagai
Hitomi Kumagai
Physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat (Fagpopyrum esculentum Moench) albumin
Future Foods
Buckwheat albumin
Thermal stability
Emulsifying property
Foaming property
Enzymatic hydrolysis
α-Amylase inhibitor
title Physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat (Fagpopyrum esculentum Moench) albumin
title_full Physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat (Fagpopyrum esculentum Moench) albumin
title_fullStr Physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat (Fagpopyrum esculentum Moench) albumin
title_full_unstemmed Physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat (Fagpopyrum esculentum Moench) albumin
title_short Physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat (Fagpopyrum esculentum Moench) albumin
title_sort physicochemical and functional properties of buckwheat fagpopyrum esculentum moench albumin
topic Buckwheat albumin
Thermal stability
Emulsifying property
Foaming property
Enzymatic hydrolysis
α-Amylase inhibitor
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266683352200065X
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