Open AccessUltrasound‐assisted synthesis of nanoemulsion/protein blend for packaging application
Author(s) -
Benimana Fidele,
Potoroko Irina Y.,
Pathak Prateek,
Sonawane Shirish H.,
Sonawane Shriram,
Bagale Uday D.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
food science and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.614
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 2048-7177
DOI - 10.1002/fsn3.2776
Subject(s) - sunflower oil , crystallinity , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , materials science , whey protein , scanning electron microscope , sunflower , whey protein isolate , chemical engineering , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , chromatography , food science , composite material , mathematics , combinatorics , engineering
In the present work, we studied the formation of sunflower oil nanoemulsion using ultrasound techniques. Later, we investigated the development of active films based on a mixture of whey protein containing sunflower oil base nanoemulsion with different concentrations (10, 25, and 50% of total whey protein). The prepared film was by analyzing using the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), and field‐emission scanning electron microscope (FE‐SEM). The film shows no changes in its integrity and crystallinity compared to the virgin film. The presence of nanoemulsion improves the mechanical properties from 2.75 MPa to 3.52 MPa while it decreases the water vapor permeability from 3.4 × 10 –10 to 1.3 × 10 −10 g/m.s.Pa for concentrations NE (50% of Whey protein). The antioxidant activity for Tween 20 nanoemulsion is 38.7% compared to 36.1% for Tween 80 nanoemulsion. The antimicrobial activity of the film contains sunflower nanoemulsion higher than virgin films. The results showed the potential of blend film of whey protein with nanoemulsion for active films for novel food protection.