Chia seed protein (CPI)-chia seed gum (CSG) complex coacervates were prepared and characterized.
Optimal pH and optimal CPI-to-CSG ratio were found be 2.7 and 6:1, respectively at ambient temperature.
Complex coacervation between CPI and CSG was primarily due to electrostatic interaction.
CPI–CSG complex coacervates were more thermally stable than individual CPI and CSG.
Transglutaminase crosslinked CPI–CSG complex coacervates were more thermally stable than uncrosslinked ones.