Physical and Oxidative Stability of Low-Fat Fish Oil-in-Water Emulsions Stabilized with Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae Protein Concentrate

Lucas Sales Queiroz, Federico Casanova, Aberham Hailu Feyissa, Flemming Jessen, Fatemeh Ajalloueian, Italo Tuler Perrone, Antonio Fernandes de Carvalho*, Mohammad Amin Mohammadifar, Charlotte Jacobsen, Betül Yesiltas*

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Abstract

The physical and oxidative stability of fish oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions were investigated using black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) (Hermetia illucens) protein concentrate as an emulsifier. To improve the protein extraction and the techno-functionality, defatted BSFL powder was treated with ohmic heating (BSFL-OH) and a combination of ohmic heating and ultrasound (BSFL-UOH). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were performed in order to characterize the secondary structure and thermal stability of all protein concentrate samples. The interfacial properties were evaluated by the pendant drop technique. The lowest interfacial tension (12.95 mN/m) after 30 min was observed for BSFL-OH. Dynamic light scatter-ing, ζ-potential and turbiscan stability index (TSI) were used to evaluate the physical stability of emulsions. BSFL-OH showed the smallest droplet size (0.68 µm) and the best emulsion stability (TSI = 8.89). The formation of primary and secondary volatile oxidation products and consumption of tocopherols were evaluated for all emulsions, revealing that OH and ultrasound treatment did not improve oxidative stability compared to the emulsion with untreated BSFL. The results revealed the promising application of BSFL proteins as emulsifiers and the ability of ohmic heating to improve the emulsifying properties of BSFL proteins.
Original languageEnglish
Article number2977
JournalFoods
Volume10
Issue number12
Number of pages20
ISSN2304-8158
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Black soldier fly larvae
  • Ohmic heating
  • Ultrasound
  • Emulsifying property
  • Oxidative stability

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