Emulsification properties of acacia senegal gum, glucuronic acid and glucuronates
International Journal of Development Research
Emulsification properties of acacia senegal gum, glucuronic acid and glucuronates
Received 18th March, 2020; Received in revised form 16th April, 2020; Accepted 27th May, 2020; Published online 25th June, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Zulfa, M. Abaker et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The present study compares the emulsifying properties of Acacia senegal gum, glucuronic acid (arabic acid) and glucuronates (arabate salts) in oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions. Emulsifying properties of each hydrocolloid were evaluated in terms of emulsion droplet-size distribution. Emulsion of Na, Ca and Mg glucuronates show stability until 3 days while Acacia senegal gum emulsion forms multiple peaks after 3 days and completely separates after 7 days. Emulsion of glucuronic acid and K glucuronate, showed no change in droplet size distribution and K shelf life during the incubation period at 60oC, that they have shown better emulsifying properties over the time range and temperature.
