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Linear and Nonlinear Rheology of Mixed Polysaccharide Gels. Pt. I. Y oung's Modulus, Ring Extension and Uniaxial Compression Tests
Author(s) -
Brenner Tom,
Achayuthakan Piyada,
Nishinari Katsuyoshi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of texture studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1745-4603
pISSN - 0022-4901
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4603.2012.00366.x
Subject(s) - locust bean gum , rheology , carrageenan , materials science , glucomannan , polysaccharide , thixotropy , composite material , chemistry , food science , organic chemistry , xanthan gum
Small and large deformation tests were performed on polysaccharide‐based gels containing konjac glucomannan, locust bean gum and κ ‐carrageenan. Low pH degradation of κ ‐carrageenan during heating led to lower gel strength. When κ ‐carrageenan degradation was avoided, the linear‐regime rheology was dominated by the κ ‐carrageenan content, and the storage Y oung's modulus ( E ′) was found to decrease with decreasing κ ‐carrageenan concentration. The large deformation behavior, however, was dominated by the konjac glucomannan concentration, and the rupture strain increased strongly with increasing konjac concentration. These two opposing trends led to a maximum in rupture stress in extension tests. No rupture was observed in compression of the gels at the polysaccharide concentrations tested. The compression force of konjac‐rich gels was lower than that observed for gels without konjac at low‐compression degrees, but it was similar to or higher at high‐compression degrees, above 60–80%, indicating the higher degree of strain hardening of konjac‐rich gels. Practical Applications Mixing of different polysaccharides has been used for widening the texture range, and it was shown in this report that the mixture of konjac glucomannan, locust bean gum and κ ‐carrageenan in the presence of sucrose and acid can produce jellies with various textures.