Quantification of the physical structure of fats in 20 minutes: Implications for formulation

摘要

One challenge facing the fat industry involves finding healthy fat-replacers that do not compromise the functionality of the product made with them. For the past three years crystalline nanoplatelets (CNPs) have been reported as the smallest crystal unit in different edible fat systems. This paper summarizes the latest understanding in the area of CNP aggregation and the structures that emerge from their aggregation when using the techniques of ultra small angle X-ray scattering and modelling with computer simulation. An understanding of how these CNPs aggregate should allow the engineering of new healthy fat-replacers.