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The Improved Properties of Zein Encapsulating and Stabilizing Sacha Inchi Oil by Surfactant Combination of Lecithin and Tween 80

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Sacha Inchi oil (SO) has high amounts of health-benefiting polyunsaturated fatty acids that are subject to oxidation. Encapsulating properties of zein applied to SO were studied in this work by using different amounts of Tween 80 and lecithin at a fixed mass ratio of 2:1. Oil loading and the surfactant concentration were studied at 30–50% and 5–15% of zein mass, respectively. Encapsulation efficiency of SO was 59.94–72.29% and the process yield was 93.35–96.06% after freeze drying. The SO-loaded zein microparticles (SOZMs) had a diameter of < 3.27 µm, high oxidative stability, low moisture content (< 5.12%), and mostly spherical structure. A higher surfactant concentration resulted in higher encapsulation efficiency, smaller particles, and better oxidative stability, with possible extension of shelf life up to 21 days. Additionally, some strong volatile compounds of SO, such as hexanal, 2-heptanal, 2,4-heptadienal, and 2-octenal, were not detected in the SOZMs, and the pungent odor-producing ethanone was decreased by about 20% in the SOZMs. Therefore, the present study may be significant to utilize SO for improved shelf life and quality in functional foods applications.

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Zhong acknowledges USDSA hatch project TEN00568 for his time spent on this work.

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This work was funded by the Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Program grant number PHD/0175/2559 from National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) and the Thailand Research Fund (TRF).

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  1. Department of Agro-Industrial, Food and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Applied Science, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand

    Sawitree Suwannasang, Benjawan Thumthanaruk, Savitri Vatanyoopaisarn & Vilai Rungsardthong

  2. Department of Food Science, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA

    Qixin Zhong

  3. Division of Biochemical Technology, School of Bioresources and Technology, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkhuntian, Bangkok, 10150, Thailand

    Dudsadee Uttapap

  4. Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Silpakorn University, Nakhon Pathom, 73000, Thailand

    Chureerat Puttanlek

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Suwannasang, S., Thumthanaruk, B., Zhong, Q. et al. The Improved Properties of Zein Encapsulating and Stabilizing Sacha Inchi Oil by Surfactant Combination of Lecithin and Tween 80. Food Bioprocess Technol 14, 2078–2090 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11947-021-02706-y

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