A storage study of encapsulated gac (Momordica cochinchinensis) oil powder and its fortification into foods

Tuyen C. Kha, Minh H. Nguyen, Paul D. Roach, Costas E. Stathopoulos

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    Abstract

    This study investigated the effects of different storage conditions, temperatures of -20, 10, room temperature (RT), 40 and 63°C for up to 12 months in the presence or absence of air and light, on the stability of an encapsulated gac (Momordica cochinchinensis) oil powder. A stability trial of the encapsulated oil powder incorporated into yoghurt, pasteurised milk and cake mix stored at 4 ± 0.5°C and RT for different storage times was also carried out. The results showed that a progressive degradation of colour, β-carotene and lycopene, and a progressive increase in surface oil content and peroxide value (PV) occurred in the encapsulated powders with increasing storage temperatures and storage times. However, the degradation was much less when the encapsulated powder was stored at low temperature in the absence of air and light. The degradation of β-carotene and lycopene in all samples during storage fitted a first-order reaction. The sorption curves of the encapsulated powders at 10, 30 and 40°C were fitted with BET and GAB models. The results also showed that the encapsulated gac oil powder could be successfully incorporated into food products in terms of retention of colour, β-carotene and lycopene, and low PV.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)113-125
    Number of pages13
    JournalFood and Bioproducts Processing
    Volume96
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Keywords

    • carotenoids
    • food
    • gac oil
    • storage

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