Lipids lecture 4 + 5 Flashcards
what is knowing the solid fat content important for?
to obtain consistent textural characteristics for a fat
2 ways to determine solid fat content?
- dilatometry
2. nuclear magnetic resonance
what is dilatometry
technique based on the measurement of the change in specific
volume (the inverse of density) per unit temperature.
expansion of fat is measured as the temp is changed
how to calculate the solid fat index?
SOLIDS (%) AT 25OC = (X(25)/Y) × 100
what is NMR spectroscopy?
nuclear magnetic resonance.
based on the alignment of nuclei that have a spin in an applied magnetic field
what is polymorphism?
occurrence of several different crystal forms for a single compound).
what are the most common polymorphic forms in order of stability?
alpha
beta prima
beta
what is the best TG for chocolate?
1-palmito-2-stearo-3-olein and 2-palmito-1-stearo-3-olein
because the temperature for beta prime is closet to body temperature
describe crystal forms of different polymorphic forms
refer to slides
crystal:
beta = triclinic = no angles or lengths are equal = no symmetry
beta prime = orthorhombic = same angles but different lengths
hexagonal alpha = same angles and lengths
describe chain length of polymorphic forms
alpha: vertical tuning fork. longest distance
beta prime: tilted tuning fork
beta: stacked chair. shortest distance (most compressed)
2 transformation of crystal structures?
- simple collapse
- cataclysmic chain shift
(refer to slides)
2 types of space arrangements of TG crystals?
- tuning fork form
2. chair form (most likely to be beta)
what are the 4 analytical methods for study of polymorphism?
- x ray diffraction analyses
- microscopic analyses
- infrared (IR) spectroscopic analyses
- thermal analyses
x ray diffraction analyses of characteristics of TG polymorphs?
Alpha:
- hexagonal
- tuning fork
- acyl groups oriented at 90 deg to plan of glyceryl group
- certical chain orientation
- longest long spacing
- randomly ordered
- most loosely packed
- platelet
- 5 um
beta-prime:
- orthorhombic
- tuning fork
- acyl groups are tilted 70deg from plane
- tilted chain orientation
- intermediate long spacing
- in between
- more closely packed
- fine needle
- 1 um
beta
- triclinic
- chair form
- acyl groups tilted about 60deg from plane
- tilted chain orientation
- shortest long spacing
- highly ordered
- most closely packed
- long needle
- 25-50 um
thermal analyses of TG polymorphs?
alpha
- thermodynamically most unstable
- lowest mp
- translucent
beta prime
- thermdynamically unstable
- intermediate mp
beta
- most stable
- highest mp
- opaque