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The effect of processing conditions on rheological behavior of three blends of 30, 40, and 50% of high-melting fraction [melting point measured as Mettler dropping point (MDP)=47.5°C] in low-melting fraction (MDP=16.5°C) of milk fat was studied. The effects of cooling and agitation rates, crystallization temperature, chemical composition of the blends, and time of storage on complex, storage and loss moduli were investigated by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). Compression tests were performed on samples using frequency values within the linear viscoelastic range (1 to 10 Hz). Loss modulus was, on average, 10 times lower than elastic modulus and was generally not affected by processing conditions. Samples showed a more solid-like behavior that was better described by storage modulus. Storage modulus varied with all processing conditions used in this study, and even for the same solid fat content, different rheological properties were found. Storage and complex modulus increased with temperature of crystallization (25 to 30°C), even though solid fat contents of samples measured after 24 h at 10°C were the same. Moduli were higher for samples crystallized at slow cooling rate, decreased with agitation rate, and were lower for the 30–70% blend at all processing conditions used. Storage moduli also increased with storage time. Shear storage modulus was calculated from the DMA experimental data, and the results were in agreement with the values reported in literature for butter systems. Fractal dimensions calculated for these systems showed a significant decrease as agitation rate increased in agreement with the softening effect reported for working of butter.
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Herrera, M.L., Hartel, R.W. Effect of processing conditions on physical properties of a milk fat model system: Rheology. J Amer Oil Chem Soc 77, 1189–1196 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-000-0185-3
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