Characterization of milk protein concentrate solubility using focused beam reflectance measurement

Milk protein concentrate (MPC) is a newly developed dairy powder with high protein content (40–90 wt%). MPC is known to have relatively poor dissolution properties, rendering traditional testing methods ineffective for characterizing their functionality. To date, various techniques have been used to quantitatively measure the properties of MPC. Mostly, they are conducted offline with considerable sample preparation that influences the reproducibility of the measurement. Here, a methodology to characterize the solubility of MPC using Focused Beam Reflectance Measurement (FBRM) is presented. FBRM provides the ability to monitor in situ the changes in chord length with time over a wide range of suspension concentrations, which directly reflects the solubility of MPC in this case. Faster rate of the chord length reduction implies a better solubility, as more particles break down and dissolve in solution. In this study, the effect of water temperature was investigated for MPC powders. A characteristic dissolution profile for different MPC powders was subsequently established.Abstract(MPC) (40–90 wt%) MPC MPC (FBRM) MPC FBRM MPC MPC MPCRésuméLe concentré de protéines totales de lait (CPT) est une poudre laitière nouvellement développée ayant une teneur élevée en protéine (40–90 %p). Ce produit est connu pour avoir des propriétés de dissolution relativement faibles, rendant les méthodes de mesure traditionnelles inefficaces pour caractériser ses fonctionnalités. À ce jour, différentes techniques ont été utilisées pour mesurer quantitativement les propriétés des CPT. Elles sont majoritairement effectuées hors ligne avec une longue préparation des échantillons qui influence la reproductibilité de la mesure. Une méthode utilisant la technique FBRM pour caractériser la solubilité des CPT est présentée. Cette méthode de mesure de la réflectance d’un faisceau focalisé de lumière permet de suivre in situ les changements de longueur de corde au cours du temps sur une large gamme de concentrations de suspensions qui renvoient directement à la solubilité du CPT dans ce cas. Une vitesse plus rapide de réduction de la longueur de corde signifie une meilleure solubilité puisque plus de particules se cassent et se dissolvent en solution. Dans cette étude, l’effet de la température de l’eau a été étudié sur les poudres de CPT. Un profil de dissolution caractéristique de différentes poudres de CPT a été établi par la suite.

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