Properties and oxidative stability of emulsions prepared with myofibrillar protein and lard diacylglycerols

• Emulsions were prepared with porcine myofibrillar proteins and lard diacylglycerols.
• The emulsions with glycerolized lard had good emulsion activity and stability.
• The PGL emulsion had smaller droplet sizes that decreased particle aggregation.
• The glycerolized lard had no adverse effects on the oxidation stability of emulsions.

The objective of this study was to investigate the emulsifying properties and oxidative stability of emulsions prepared with porcine myofibrillar proteins (MPs) and different lipids, including lard, glycerolized lard (GL) and purified glycerolized lard (PGL). The GL and PGL emulsions had significantly higher emulsifying activity indices and emulsion stability indices than the lard emulsion (P < 0.05). The PGL emulsion presented smaller droplet sizes, thus decreasing particle aggregation and improving emulsion stability. The static and dynamic rheological observations of the emulsions showed that the emulsions had pseudo-plastic behavior, and the PGL emulsion presented a larger viscosity and a higher storage modulus (G′) and loss modulus (G′′) compared with the other two emulsions (P < 0.05). The formation of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, carbonyl contents and total sulfhydryl contents was not significantly different between the emulsions with PGL, GL and lard (P < 0.05). In general, lard diacylglycerols enhanced emulsifying abilities and had no adverse effects on the oxidation stability of the emulsions prepared with MPs.