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Phase Behavior and Mechanical Properties of TripaImitin/Butterfat Mixtures
Author(s) -
FAIRLEY PETER,
GERMAN J. BRUCE,
KROCHTA JOHN M.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1994.tb06958.x
Subject(s) - butterfat , tripalmitin , chemistry , fractionation , chromatography , moisture , food science , milk fat , organic chemistry , linseed oil
The functionality of butterfat can be improved by fractionation, a process that can be considered as enrichment of butterfat with long‐chain saturated fatty acids. Model hard fractions were produced by adding tripalmitin to butterfat, in ratios from 0.9:0.1 through 0.1:0.9. The model system had very similar thermal behavior and mechanical properties to true fractions. The phase behavior of tripalmitin/butterfat mixtures was determined. Such butterfat fractions have potential as a moisture barrier in edible films and coatings. Tripalmitin‐enriched butterfat is an alternative to hard butterfat fractions in some applications.