Recent advances in marine-derived protein/polysaccharide hydrogels: classification, fabrication, characterization, mechanism and food applications

J Yan, Z Zhang, B Lai, C Wang, H Wu - Trends in Food Science & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Hydrogels as typical form of soft matter are becoming popular candidates for
smart functional materials in food and biological applications. Marine protein and marine …

Novel animal product substitutes: A new category of plant‐based alternatives to meat, seafood, egg, and dairy products

DJ McClements - … Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many consumers are adopting plant‐centric diets to address the adverse effects of livestock
production on the environment, health, and animal welfare. Processed plant‐based foods …

Development of corn starch-sodium alginate emulsion gels as animal fat substitute: Effect of oil concentration

C Su, D Li, L Wang, Y Wang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
Emulsion gels were prepared utilizing corn starch (CS), sodium alginate (SA), and corn oil
through calcium ion induction for animal-fat analogs. The influence of oil concentration on …

Recent advance in modification strategies and applications of soy protein gel properties

P Liang, S Chen, X Fang, J Wu - Comprehensive Reviews in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soy protein gel can be developed into a variety of products, ranging from traditional food
(eg, tofu) to newly developed food (eg, soy yogurt and meat analog). So far, efforts are still …

Soybean protein isolate-sodium alginate double network emulsion gels: Mechanism of formation and improved freeze-thaw stability

S Wang, Z Wu, L Jia, X Wang, T He, L Wang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soybean protein isolate (SPI) is widely used in the food industry. However, SPI-based
emulsion gels tend to aggregate and undergo oiling-off during freeze-thawing. In this study …

Emulsion gels prepared from Longzhua mushroom polysaccharides with self-gelling properties as β-carotene carriers: stability and in vitro digestibility of β-carotene

L Zhao, J Li, K Yin, Y Ding, L Sun - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract β-Carotene is widely used in food systems because of its biological activity;
however, β-carotene has poor chemical stability and low bioavailability. Thus, researchers …

Construction and characterization of pickering emulsion gels stabilized by β-glucans microgel particles

J Gong, Y Su, J Lei, S Zhu, Y He, CP Tan, Y Liu… - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
Amidst the rising demand for protein and starch, polysaccharide-based microgel particles
(MPs) offer a sustainable solution as Pickering emulsion gel (PEG) stabilizer. β-glucans …

Mixed whey and pea protein based cold-set emulsion gels induced by calcium chloride: Fabrication and characterization

X Zhang, T Zhang, S Li, R Zhao, S Li, C Wang - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The cold-set gels of oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by mixtures of whey protein isolate
(WPI) and pea protein isolate (PPI) with mass ratios of 10: 0, 7: 3, 5: 5, 3: 7, and 0: 10 were …

Co-regulation of gelatin content and Hofmeister effect on 3D-printed high internal phase emulsion gel characteristics for resveratrol delivery

L Zheng, D Li, Y Wang, L Wang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2025 - Elsevier
The study investigated the influence of gelatin (GE) content and the Hofmeister effect on the
physicochemical, rheological, and printing properties of high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) …

Deacetylation enhances the structure and gelation properties of konjac glucomannan/soy protein isolate cold-set gels

J Fan, Y Yang, Y Li, X Qin, Z Zeng, H Wang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the effect of the deacetylated konjac glucomannan (DKGM),
with varying degree of deacetylation (DD), on the physicochemical and structural properties …