Abstract
Process Whey Protein (PWP) had different functional properties compared with whey protein (WP) prepared by heating a bovine milk whey protein-isolated solution under specific conditions. The effects of NaCl, sucrose and heat treatment on the emulsification properties of process whey protein were studied.
The PWP yielded higher creaming stability of emulsion than WP at any pH, NaCl and sucrose concentration with/without heating. The PWP emulsions at pH 5.0 or with NaCl formed emulsion gel after heating. The rheological properties of heated PWP emulsion gel depended on pH, NaCl, sucrose and heating condition.