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标题：WPI Gel Microstructure and Mechanical Behaviour and Their Influence on the Rate of In Vitro Digestion
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作者：Stephen Homer ; Roderick Williams ; Allison Williams 等
期刊名称：Foods
电子版ISSN：2304-8158
出版年度：2021
卷号：10
期号：5
页码：1066
DOI：10.3390/foods10051066
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：The influence of microstructure and mechanical properties on the in vitro digestibility of 15% whey protein isolate (WPI) gels was investigated. Gels were prepared via heat set gelation at three pH values (pH 3, 5 and 7), which produced gels with distinct microstructures and mechanical properties. The gels were minced to simulate an oral/chewing phase, which led to the formation particles of various sizes and textures. The minced gels were passed through either an Infogest (pre-set pH of 3) or Glass stomach (dynamic pH) protocol. Gels were digested in the gastric phase for up to 120 min, at which point the extent of digestion was measured by the amount of filterable nitrogen passing through a sieve. The digesta from both gastric methods were passed through an in vitro simulated intestinal phase. A strong link was found between the elasticity of the initial gel and the gel particle size following simulated oral processing, which significantly (p < 0.01) affected the rate of digestion in the gastric phase. A weaker correlation was also found between the pH of the gels and the extent of gastric digestion. This work highlights the differences in the rate of gastric digestion, arising from oral processing, which can be attributed to the material properties of the substrate.
关键词：whey protein; gels; microstructure; particle size; digestion; pH whey protein ; gels ; microstructure ; particle size ; digestion ; pH