Molecular insights into soy protein–lupin flour meat analogues through FTIR spectrochemical analysis
Resumen:
Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and spectrochemical imaging were used to investigate the structural and compositional changes in extruded high-moisture meat analogues (HMMAs) produced from soy protein isolate and lupin flour (LF) blends. Extrusion induced shifts in the amide I band (~1637 cm−1 in raw blends to ~1650 cm−1 in HMMAs), indicating protein denaturation and structural rearrangement associated with fibrous structure formation. Changes in carbohydrate- and lipidassociated bands further reflected extrusion-driven molecular reorganization. FTIR spectrochemical analysis revealed distinct HMMA regions, including aligned protein-rich domains and lipid−starch-rich domains appearing as polygonal grids. Increasing the LF content from 15 to 45% progressively increased lipid- and carbohydrate-associated spectral features (i.e., areas of the fatty acid ester peak at 1744 cm−1 and the carbohydrate peak around 1060 cm−1) relative to proteins. These insights advance the understanding of structure−function relationships in HMMAs and highlight the value of FTIR spectrochemical imaging for optimizing texture and the effective design of meat analogues.
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Lupinus Lupinus angustifolius Espectroscopía Espectroscopía infrarroja por transformada de Fourier Cocción por extrusión Proteína de lupino Proteína de soja Alternativas a la carne |
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| Universidad de la República | |
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| https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/55689 | |
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| Licencia Creative Commons Atribución - No Comercial - Sin Derivadas (CC - By-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Sumario: | Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and spectrochemical imaging were used to investigate the structural and compositional changes in extruded high-moisture meat analogues (HMMAs) produced from soy protein isolate and lupin flour (LF) blends. Extrusion induced shifts in the amide I band (~1637 cm−1 in raw blends to ~1650 cm−1 in HMMAs), indicating protein denaturation and structural rearrangement associated with fibrous structure formation. Changes in carbohydrate- and lipidassociated bands further reflected extrusion-driven molecular reorganization. FTIR spectrochemical analysis revealed distinct HMMA regions, including aligned protein-rich domains and lipid−starch-rich domains appearing as polygonal grids. Increasing the LF content from 15 to 45% progressively increased lipid- and carbohydrate-associated spectral features (i.e., areas of the fatty acid ester peak at 1744 cm−1 and the carbohydrate peak around 1060 cm−1) relative to proteins. These insights advance the understanding of structure−function relationships in HMMAs and highlight the value of FTIR spectrochemical imaging for optimizing texture and the effective design of meat analogues. |
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