摘要
The viscoelasticity and microstructure of mixtures of cross-linked waxy maize starch (CH10), whey protein isolate (WPI) and 魏-carrageenan (魏C) at pH 7.0 with 100 mM NaCl were investigated by oscillatory rheometry and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Mixtures were heated to 90 掳C (1.5 掳C/min), held for 10 min at this temperature and cooled. Within the range of concentrations studied, CH10 swollen granules reinforced WPI and 魏C networks. The mechanical behavior of the three-component mixtures was modified by different WPI concentrations, but 魏C governed the overall response due to its gelling ability. CLSM images of three-component mixtures showed particulate systems in which swollen starch granules are surrounded by 魏C and WPI. CH10 granules were immersed in a single phase and a separate phase of 魏C and WPI, for low and high concentrations of these components, respectively. Therefore, it is possible to obtain two- and three-phase mixtures.