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- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Process Optimization of Spray-Dried Aquafaba and Comparison with Freeze-Drying: Techno-Functional Performance and Structural Attributes
Tunc Odabas, Merve Tugce; Saricaoglu, Furkan Turker; Parlak, Mahmut Ekrem; Akdogan, Arda; Odabas, Halil Ibrahim; Gündogdu, Engin; Simsek, Senay; Atalar, Ilyas
This study aimed to optimize the spray-drying (SD) process for aquafaba and compare the physical and techno-functional properties of the resulting powder with those of its freeze-dried (FD) counterpart. A Box-Behnken design was employed to evaluate the effects of inlet air temperature (150-190 degrees C), air speed (3.5-4.3 m/s), and feed flow rate (0.3-0.5 L/h) on 14 quality responses. The optimized SD conditions were determined to be an inlet air temperature of 189 degrees C, an air speed of 4.2 m/s, and a feed flow rate of 0.3 L/h. Validation experiments demonstrated that the developed models had high predictive capacity, with only a small discrepancy (0.56-5.88%) between the predicted and experimental values. Comparative analysis showed that the optimized SD powder had significantly lower moisture content (2.47%) and water activity (0.18) than the FD powder (3.51% and 0.34, respectively), indicating superior storage stability. In addition, the SD powder exhibited greater whiteness (82.37), higher water solubility (88.44%), and substantially greater foaming capacity (266.67%) than the FD sample (243.33%). Although the FD powder demonstrated better wettability and water absorption capacity because of its porous structure, FTIR spectroscopy and protein secondary structure analysis confirmed that SD preserved the functional integrity of aquafaba. Specifically, SD induced a transition from disordered random-coil structures to more ordered beta-sheet and beta-turn configurations, thereby improving foaming performance. Overall, these findings indicate that optimized spray-drying is a highly efficient and industrially scalable alternative to freeze-drying for producing functional aquafaba powder for use as a plant-based egg substitute.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2020Effect of ultrasonication treatment on structural, physicochemical and bioactive properties of pasteurized rosehip (Rosa canina L.) nectar
Atalar, Ilyas; Saricaoglu, Furkan T.; Odabas, Halil I.; Yilmaz, Volkan A.; Gul, Osman
The effect of ultrasonication process (US) on the physical and bioactive properties of pasteurized rosehip nectar was investigated. In order to solve sedimentation problem, two amplitude levels (50 and 100%) and different treatment times (5, 10, 15 and 30 min) were applied to rosehip nectars. Mean particle size decreased as amplitude and treatment time increased. US treatment caused to increase in redness and yellowness values of nectars and also color change was found noticeable as 1.9-2.6 at 100% amplitudes. US treated samples showed no sedimentation during storage for 15 days while control sample displayed 74% colloidal stability. All samples showed shear-thinning behavior and were characterized as weak gel network. Total phenolic and carotenoid contents and antioxidant activity was increased by US treatment, however, ascorbic acid content decreased. US treatment can be an alternative technology preventing sedimentation problems during shelf life with minimally affecting bioactive and physical properties of rosehip nectar.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2019Application of multi pass high pressure homogenization to improve stability, physical and bioactive properties of rosehip (Rosa canina L.) nectar
Saricaoglu, Furkan T.; Atalar, Ilyas; Yilmaz, Volkan A.; Odabas, Halil I.; Gul, Osman
The effect of high pressure homogenization (HPH) on physical and bioactive properties of rosehip nectar was investigated. Rosehip nectar has a sedimentation problem while waiting on the market shelf during the sale, for solving this problem, nectars were passed 1, 2 and 3 times through 75, 100 and 125 MPa pressures. Mean particle size decreased as pressure and pass number increased (p < 0.05), whereas zeta potential did not change (p > 0.05). Microstructural images revealed that HPH treatment disrupted the cells and caused to release of cell materials to serum. HPH treatment increased the ΔE values (from 2.48 to 6.03). HPH treated samples showed no sedimentation during storage for 15 days. All samples showed shear thinning behavior and were characterized as weak gel network (G′ > G″). Total phenolic content and ascorbic acid results were decreased by HPH treatments due to increasing outlet temperatures of product, however, antioxidant capacity of nectars increased after treatment due to increasing total carotenoid content. This study indicated that HPH treatment could solve the sedimentation problem during shelf life with minimally affecting bioactive and physical properties of rosehip nectar.