PROTEIN INGREDIENT Flashcards
CLASSIFICATION
GLOBULAR
FIBROUS
FLEXIBLE
GLOBULAR
PROTEINS
made up of polypeptide chains that fold into a densely packed shape due to hydrophobic effects, hydrogen bonding, electrostatic forces, van der Waals forces, and disulfide bond
why is globular protein good emulsifying and foaming agents
due to non-polar regions on their surfaces that promote adsorption to oil–water or air–water interfaces
why is globular protein gelling agents
when heated, they unfold, exposing non-polar and sulfhydryl groups to the surrounding aqueous phase, causing aggregation via hydrophobic and disulfide bond formation.
Examples of animal-based globular proteins used in the food industry
- Whey (α-lactalbumins, β-lactoglobulins)
- Albumins (egg white)
Most plant proteins are globular:
- Soy, pea, potato, mung bean, and rice proteins
Many plant proteins only denature
at higher temperature
Complex hierarchical construction of fibrous protein
bundles embedded inside connective tissue formed of triple helices of collagen
Collagen is derived from
animal tissues which are made up of
interconnected polypeptide chains
Actin and myosin molecules in muscle tissues are packed into
fiber-like structures, which contribute to the textural qualities of foods
only glutenin in wheat has cohesive and viscoelastic characteristics,
enabling it to form fibrous proteinaceous
networks which are widely utilized in alternative meat products
Casein has a random coil structure
with hydrophobic and hydrophilic patches
Caseins are highly stable at neutral pH
but can coagulate with an acid or enzyme (important in cheese and yogurt production)
Casein has excellent surface-active and stabilizing properties due to (high…)
high proportions of prolyl residues conferring open
and flexible conformations
Casein has excellent surface-active and stabilizing properties due to (random…)
random coil shapes that include hydrophobic, hydrophilic regions and phosphate group
Animal-based proteins
1) Higher nutritional quality
2) Better technological functionality
3) major sources: dairy proteins (casein and whey) /meat (collagen: gelatin)
Plant-based proteins
1) Less complete nutrition
2)technological functionality
3)major sources: wheat/ soy protein/ peas and other legumes
CASEINS is major component of milk because
it constitutes about 80% of milk protein
CASEINS contain
all the essential amino acids
casein is - amphiphilic
The hydrophobic, polar and charged residues are not uniformly distributed throughout the molecular sequences but occur as hydrophobic or hydrophilic patches
casein very flexible but
unstable structure
- Whey is the fluid by-product resulting from the
precipitation of proteins in milk
whey protein fraction of bovine milk contains
four main protein
- β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg, 50%)
- α-lactalbumin (α-La, 20%)
- Blood serum albumin (BSA, 10%)
- Immunoglobulins
- Whey proteins are the proteins remaining soluble at pH
4.6 and 20°C after the removal of caseins from milk