Physical and oxidative stability of n-3 delivery emulsions added
seaweed-based polysaccharide extracts from Nordic brown algae Saccharina
latissima
Abstract
Enriching foods with long-chain (LC) n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids
(PUFAs) requires a delivery emulsion system, which is both
thermodynamically and oxidatively stable. The antioxidant and
stabilizing properties of three types of polysaccharide extracts from
brown algae Saccharina latissima with mixed composition of
polysaccharides (SA: 98% Sodium alginate, SF: 90% alginate and 9%
fucoidan, SL: 14.5% fucoidan, 9.5% laminarin and co-extracted
non-polysaccharides) were evaluated. SA, SF, SL and REF (added
commercial sodium alginate) all showed in vitro ferrous ion chelating
ability in the order:
SA(99%)>SL(78%)>REF(31%)>SF(16%).
The difference in antioxidant activity between SA, REF and SF appeared
related to structural differences of alginate (M/G ratio). A storage
trial was conducted using 70% (w/w) fish oil-in-water delivery
emulsions added sodium caseinate (NaCas) (0.23 wt%) as emulsifier in
combination with SA, SF, SL or commercial NaAlg (REF) in different
concentrations (C1=0.1, C2=0.2 C3=0.3 and C4=0.4 wt%). A control with
only NaCas were included (CON). The physical (e.g. creaming and
droplet-size distribution) and oxidative (peroxide value and volatiles)
stability of the emulsions, were evaluated (12 days, dark at 20˚C).
Acceptable physical stability (creaming index, CI) was found for, REF
(all concentrations), SF=0.2 wt% (C2), SL and SA=0.3 wt% (C3) and 0.4
wt% (C4). In general, the oxidative stability decreased by adding REF,
SA and SF (except for REF at C1), as prooxidant activity was observed.
However, SA showed antioxidant activity against formation of
2-ethylfuran. SL showed antioxidant activity in decreasing formation of
volatile compounds in emulsions when added in concentrations above 0.2
wt%.