Blood protein concentrates were prepared from the serum and decolorized hemoglobin fractions of bovine blood. The emulsifying capacity of the concentrates was dependent on protein concentration and was not affected by spray drying. However, when the serum protein fraction was subjected to the decolorization treatment, its emulsifying capacity was reduced. Lactose, when added to the serum proteins prior to spray drying, prevented this reduction.
Rheological properties of heat-induced gels from egg albumen and. bovine plasma proteins were measured using a mechanical loading device. Each protein was tested at 8% protein concentration and heated for 0-120 min at 80°C in an agitating water bath. After heating, the viscosity index, apparent elasticity and initial penetration force of the gels were evaluated. Bovine plasma protein dispersions exhibited a substantially higher viscosity index, apparent elasticity and initial penetration force than egg albumen gels. Bovine plasma proteins produced a gel structure which was strong and elastic. By comparison, heat-induced gels of egg albumen proteins were fragile and somewhat brittle. ~
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