Modification of functional properties of potato and oat protein

dc.contributor.authorTaborsak, Fanny
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för biologi och biotekniksv
dc.contributor.departmentChalmers University of Technology / Department of Biology and Biological Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-03T14:16:46Z
dc.date.available2019-07-03T14:16:46Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn order to improve the sustainability of the food industry, there is a large interest in making side-flows more utilizable and increasing their value. Two side-flows of interest for this are potato and oat protein, since they are prevalent in by-products from common food industries and have good nutritional qualities. This project aimed to evaluate different chemical and enzymatic treatments for improving the functional properties of potato and oat protein concentrates with the intention to use them in high protein food products. The evaluation of functional properties after different treatments included trypsin-treatment for enzymatic hydrolysis, transglutaminase-treatment for enzymatic cross-linking, sulfitetreatment for reduction of disulfide bonds as well as acetylation and succinylation for replacement of functional groups on the peptide chains. The results indicated that enzymatic and chemical modifications could provide useful methods for improving functional qualities, such as solubility, emulsifying properties and foaming properties, in the studied proteins. Sulfite-treatment and trypsin-treatment of potato protein concentrate were further studied with a focus on gel and film formation. Studies on gel formation showed that sulfite-treated potato protein concentrate could form stable gels through heating, in contrast to untreated and trypsin-treated potato protein, which did not form gels. Sulfite-treated gels were also used for film formation by heated high pressure pressing, however no differences were seen between the films made of untreated and sulfite-treated protein concentrate in this study.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12380/239316
dc.language.isoeng
dc.setspec.uppsokLifeEarthScience
dc.subjectBiologiska vetenskaper
dc.subjectLivsmedelsvetenskap
dc.subjectHälsovetenskaper
dc.subjectLivsvetenskaper
dc.subjectBiological Sciences
dc.subjectFood Science
dc.subjectHealth Sciences
dc.subjectLife Science
dc.titleModification of functional properties of potato and oat protein
dc.type.degreeExamensarbete för masterexamensv
dc.type.degreeMaster Thesisen
dc.type.uppsokH
local.programmeBiotechnology (MPBIO), MSc
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