Quinoa Starch Granules as Emulsion Stabilizers

• Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) has gained recent popularity mainly due to its attractive nutritional profile and its ability to grow under extreme conditions such as salinity, acidity, drought, flooding, and frost as well as the functionality of its component. Starch is the main component of quinoa grain which constitutes up to 60% of the dry grain and plays a crucial role in the functional properties of quinoa. Quinoa starch granules are small, polygonal, and in the range of 0.5–3 μm, with unique physicochemical properties. These unique features have created research interest in the application of the quinoa starch for functional products such as stabilizer for creating Pickering emulsions. This chapter summarizes the application of starch granules in native and modified forms as particles in the stabilization of Pickering emulsions.

Subject headings

TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER  -- Annan teknik -- Livsmedelsteknik (hsv//swe)

ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY  -- Other Engineering and Technologies -- Food Engineering (hsv//eng)

LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER  -- Lantbruksvetenskap, skogsbruk och fiske -- Livsmedelsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES  -- Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries -- Food Science (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Encapsulation

Formulation

Modification

Pickering emulsions

Quinoa

Stability

Stabilizers

Starch granules

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