Polysaccharide gelation induced by freeze-thaw methods and its application in food industry

  • LI Anqi ,
  • LI Xiaofei ,
  • LI Qianjin ,
  • YANG Xi ,
  • GUO Yurong
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  • 1(College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science,Shaanxi Normal University,Xi'an 710119,China);
    2(Luochuan Apple Industry Research Center,Yan'an 727400,China)

Received date: 2020-05-24

  Revised date: 2020-07-18

  Online published: 2020-12-30

Abstract

Due to extensive accessibility and abundant types,polysaccharides have been widely used in the food industry as the dispersing agent,stabilizing agent,gelling agent and emulsifying agent.It has been recently reported that,in addition to the conventional gel-set methods,freeze-thaw method is also effective to induce polysaccharide gelation,which enables food polysaccharides to have a greater application prospect.This review firstly introduced the basic principles and formation process of polysaccharide cryogelation,and then listed the examples of polysaccharide cryogelation,and further summarized the main parameters affecting the cryogelation process.Besides,this review also summarized the application of polysaccharides in improving the textures of frozen foods.It is expected that the review can provide a novel approach for promoting the further utilization of polysaccharides in the food industry.

Cite this article

LI Anqi , LI Xiaofei , LI Qianjin , YANG Xi , GUO Yurong . Polysaccharide gelation induced by freeze-thaw methods and its application in food industry[J]. Food and Fermentation Industries, 2020 , 46(23) : 301 -308 . DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.024536

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