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Influence of Oil Type on Characteristics of β-Sitosterol and Stearic Acid
Based Oleogel

Research Authors
Shu Yang1,2 & Minpeng Zhu2 & Na Wang1 & Xiaotong Cui1 & Qing Xu2 & Ahmed S. M. Saleh2,3 & Yumin Duan2 &
Zhigang Xiao
Research Abstract

Oleogels were prepared from extra virgin olive oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, and flaxseed oil with a mixture of β-sitosterol and stearic acid (Sit1:SA4, w/w) at concentrations of 15 and 20 g/100 g oil. The prepared oleogels were characterized by different methods to study the influence of oil type on the oleogel properties. The oil type influenced the colour and appearance of the oleogel. The flaxseed oil based oleogel showed lower oil loss and higher firmness than those of other oils based oleogels. The increase of gelator mixture from 15 to 20 g/100 g oil reduced the oil loss and improved the firmness of oleogel samples. The microscopy and small-angle x-ray scattering analyses showed different microstructures and crystallographic reflections for oleogels prepared from different oil types. Also, the oil type and concentration of gelator mixture influenced the melting and crystallization enthalpies of oleogel. Furthermore, different oils based oleogels showed varying values of viscosity, storage modulus (G’), and loss modulus (G^). Therefore, it can be concluded that the oil type and concentration of gelator influence the functional properties of oleogel and the flaxseed oil resulted in oleogel with good properties compared with other oils used in the study.

Research Journal
Food Biophysics
Research Member
Research Publisher
Springer
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
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Research Website
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11483-018-9542-7.pdf
Research Year
2018
Research Pages
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