Interfacial behavior and emulsifying property of thermosonication -treated soy glycinin

Thermosonication (TS) is an unconventional processing technique that modifies the structure and aggregation of proteins to improve their functional properties. In this study, we investigated the effect of TS at 40 °C, 60 °C, and 80 °C on the emulsification properties of glycinin (11S). The findings revealed that TS reduced the size of the protein particles while increasing their surface hydrophobicity index to 8177.83. TS treatment improved the stability of the emulsion, increasing the interfacial protein content, apparent viscosity, and emulsion stability, while reducing the adsorption pressure of 11S at the oil–water interface. After TS treatment at 80 °C followed by storage at 4 °C for 21 d, the emulsion turbiscan stability index (TSI) value (2.5) remained stable. By altering the adsorption characteristics of 11S at the oil–water interface, TS can increase the stability of the produced emulsion.