This article focuses on the study of the dynamic rheological and structural properties developed in low‐fat stirred yoghurts made with skim milk and multiple emulsions stabilized with carboxymethylcellulose (SYCMC) or amidated low methoxy pectin (SYALMP), in comparison with a full milk‐fat stirred yoghurt control (SYMF). The SYALMP yoghurt exhibited greatest Tanδafter 14 days of storage than the SYMF and SYCMC yoghurts. The SYALMP yoghurt presented the highest lacunarity value and was characterized by a structure composed of highly clusterized casein aggregates. In contrast, the SYCMC and SYMF yoghurts displayed lower lacunarity values and structures characterized by smaller casein clusters. Lower Tanδvalues were associated with lower lacunarity values.
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Limited work has been done on stirred and set‐style yoghurts, cheeses and, in general, dairy products, where milk‐fat globules are substituted by skim milk combined with multiple emulsions containing polyunsaturated vegetable oils. As a result of this, multicomponent gels formation occurs (made up by milk proteins, polyunsaturated vegetable oils, emulsifiers, hydrocolloids and many possible other ingredients), which give rise to completely different structural arrangements that may display comparable mechanical‐sensory properties with those exhibited by their full milk‐fat counterparts, paving the way for the development of new healthier foods sensory and texturally acceptable to consumers.