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Crystallization behavior of high stearic high oleic sunflower oil stearins
Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society
  • Silvana Martini, Utah State University
  • J. A. Rincón Cardona
  • Y. Ye
  • C. Y. Tan
  • R. Candal
  • M. L. Herrera
Document Type
Article
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Publication Date
8-24-2013
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Abstract

Soft (SS) and hard (HS) stearins obtained from high-oleic high-stearic sunflower oil were isothermally crystallized under dynamic (with agitation) and static conditions at 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20 °C and 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28 °C, respectively. Both fractions crystallized under the α-form at early stages of crystallization for all temperatures (T c) tested. Polymorphic behavior strongly changed with T c and shear conditions for both fractions. SS fractions were characterized by α, β2 and/or β1 polymorphs at lower T c and β1 crystals at higher T c when crystallized under dynamic conditions, while this same fat system was characterized by β2′ crystals at lower T c and β2 at higher T c under static conditions. HS samples were mainly characterized by α and β2 crystals at lower T c and α and β1 crystals at higher T c when crystallized under dynamic conditions; while the same fat was characterized by β1′ crystals when crystallized at lower T c and α when crystallized at higher T c under static conditions after 90 min at T c. These different polymorphic behaviors, in combination with the different processing and tempering temperatures are translated in specific textural behavior of the samples.

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Citation Information
Martini, S., Rincón Cardona, J. A., Ye*, Y., Tan#, C.Y., Candal, R. and Herrera, M.L. Crystallization behavior of high stearic high oleic sunflower oil stearins. Submitted to the Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (Accepted, August 2013) – doi: 10.1007/s11746-013-2329-6