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2020), GMS (Kawai et al., 2012; Wang et al., 2023) and diacylglycerols
(Feng et al., 2024), can form complexes with amylose to create
lipid-amylose complexes. These complexes are characterized by a more
stable and compact ordered structure, which leads to reduced suscep-
tibility to enzyme decomposition and ultimately contributes to a
decrease in starch digestibility (Liu et al., 2023). Therefore, investi-
gating the relationship between lipid-amylose complexes and starch
digestibility holds signicant importance in oleogel-based bakery food.
However, investigating lipid-amylose complexes poses several chal-
lenges. For example, the tight arrangement and difcult depolymeriza-
tion of amylose, as well as the large molecular weight and steric
hindrance of diacylglycerols, moderately affect the formation of com-
plexes (Wang et al., 2021). To address these issues, one approach is the
esterication modication of wheat our using octenyl succinic anhy-
dride (OSA), which can enhance its hydrophobicity. The United States
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for the
maximum allowable concentration of OSA to be limited to 3% (w/w
starch basis) (Zheng et al., 2024). The OSA-wheat our helix cavity
could create a favorable environment for accommodating the hydro-
carbon chain of the lipid molecule through a series of non-covalent in-
teractions, due to its hydrophobic nature (Chen et al., 2022). The
esterication of OSA for starch modication, as discovered by Liu et al.
(2022), has been found to signicantly enhance the formation of com-
plexes between OSA-starch and linoleic acid, resulting in enhanced
resistance to digestion. Although extensive investigations have been
conducted on the formation of lipid-amylose complexes within
OSA-starch and fatty acids, there remains a lack of studies focusing on
the interaction between GMS and OSA-wheat our. Additionally, an
unexplored examination of the inuence of GMS in PDO-based oleogel
on starch digestibility in cake is needed.
The objective of this study was to assess the effects of substituting
margarine with PDO-based oleogel on the starch digestibility in cakes.
The effect of oleogels on the digestibility of cakes was investigated by
measuring the levels of rapidly digestible starch (RDS), slowly digestible
starch (SDS), and resistant starch (RS). The underlying mechanism of
oleogels on the digestibility of cakes was elucidated through compre-
hensive analysis techniques including X-ray diffraction (XRD), differ-
ential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy (FTIR), and rheological analysis.
2. Materials and methods
2.1. Materials
Peanut triacylglycerol oil (PTO, 4.16% DAG, 93.55% TAG, 11.55%
C16:0, 3.86% C18:0, 40.33% C18:1 and 38.2% C18:2) and peanut
diacylglycerol oil (PDO, 81.27% DAG, 18.73% TAG, 10.95% C16:0,
3.26% C18:0, 41.09% C18:1 and 37.55% C18:2) were provided by
Guangdong Yue-shan Special Nutrition Technology Co., Ltd. (Guang-
dong, China), ethyl cellulose (EC) (viscosity 46 cP; 5% in toluene/
ethanol 80:20 (v/v); 48% ethoxy, Tg =120 ◦C), glycerol monostearate
(GMS),
α
-amylase and pepsin were provided by Yuanye Bio-Technology
Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). Margarine (69.83% saturated fatty acid)
and wheat our (carbohydrate 76.50%, protein: 8.00%, fat:1.6%) were
obtained at a local Walmart supermarket (Guangdong, China). All other
chemical reagents, which were analytically pure, were provided by
Aladdin Biochemical Technology Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China). Distilled
water was used in all formulations.
2.2. Preparation of OSA-wheat our
The OSA-wheat our preparation was conducted according to the
method of Liu et al. (2022) with some modications. Wheat our was
dispersed in distilled water (35% w/w) under continuous stirring for
approximately 10 min. Subsequently, octenyl succinic anhydride (7% of
wheat our, dry weight) was added dropwise after achieving even
dispersion. The entire reaction was maintained at a pH of 8.5 and a
temperature of 35 ◦C. To terminate the reaction, the pH of the slurry was
adjusted to 6.5 by adding dilute HCl. The mixture underwent centrifu-
gation (5000×g, 10 min), followed by 3 washes with distilled water and
3 washes with 95% ethanol. The resulting precipitate was dried in an
oven at 45 ◦C for 24 h and stored in a dryer for further analysis. The
designated names for the resulting precipitate was OSA-wheat our.
2.3. Preparation of oleogel
The oleogel was prepared following the method of Adili (2020) with
some modications. Different contents of EC and GMS powders
(EC-GMS: 6 wt%-0 wt%; 4 wt%-2 wt%; 2 wt%-4 wt%; 0 wt%-6 wt%)
were added to peanut triacylglycerol oil or peanut diacylglycerol oil,
followed by heating at a constant stirring rate of 120 ◦C for 2 h. Sub-
sequently, the oleogels were refrigerated at 4 ◦C for 24 h before being
transferred to a temperature of 20 ◦C for analysis (Rodri-
guez-Hernandez, 2021). Depending on the concentration of EC and
GMS, the oleogels were designated as TEC, TEC/GMS-2, TEC/GMS-4,
TEC/GMS-6, DEC, DEC/GMS-2, DEC/GMS-4 and DEC/GMS-6.
2.4. Preparation of cakes
The cake was prepared following the method described by Adili
(2020) with certain modications. The foaming protein was vigorously
mixed with 300 g of egg albumen and 100 g of sugar. For cake prepa-
ration, a mixture of margarine (3 g), OSA-satrch (5 g), water (5 g) and
foaming protein (20 g) was used. In the formulated cakes, margarine was
substituted with TEC-based and DEC-based oleogels. Subsequently, the
cake batter was baked at 180 ◦C for 20 min in a convection oven (Midea
Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing, Foshan, China) (Adili, 2020). Based
on the type of oleogels employed, the cakes were designated as
Margarine cake, TEC cake, TEC/GMS-2 cake, TEC/GMS-4 cake,
TEC/GMS-6 cake, DEC cake, DEC/GMS-2 cake, DEC/GMS-4 cake and
DEC/GMS-6. The rest of Margarine, TEC-based and DEC-based cake
batters were used for determination of rheological propertie. The cakes
for each formulation were prepared thrice, with three samples per batch
for subsequent measurements.
2.5. Peroxide value (PV)
The peroxide value (PV) of oils was determined according to Siva-
kanthan et al. (2024) with some modications. Briey, 2 ±0.05 g of
oleogels was weighed into a 250 mL Erlenmeyer ask, and 30 mL of
chloroform:acetic acid (2:3, v/v) was added and mixed well to dissolve
the sample. Then, 1 mL of saturated KI solution was added, stoppered,
and left to stand for 3 min in the dark with occasional shaking. Then,
100 mL of distilled water was added and titrated with 0.01 mol/L so-
dium thiosulfate using the starch in dicator. A blank determination also
was conducted in parallel. The results was calculated by the following
equation (1):
PV(mmol /kg) = (V−V0) × 1000c
2M (1)
where V and V
0
was the volume of sodium thiosulfate solution consumed
of the test solution and the reagent blank, c was the concentration of
sodium thiosulfateand, M was the weight of the sample.
2.6. The 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA)
The 2-thiobarbituric acid (TBA) value was determined according to
the method of Zhao et al. (2023). Briey, the samples containing 200 mg
of oleogels were dissolved in n-butanol and xed to 25 mL. An amount of
5 mL of this solution was then mixed with 5 mL of 0.2% TBA reagent and
incubated in a water bath at 95 ◦C for 2 h. A blank determination also
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