| Lipid oxidation and rheological properties are the main qualitative parameters
determined in food emulsions. Salad dressings are food emulsions important in our daily
diet, but conventional salad dressings have high amounts of cholesterol and saturated fatty
acids because of egg yolk in their formulations. There are many studies on the modification
of salad dressing formulations to replace egg yolk and saturated fats. The present study
describes new formulation of salad dressing with olive oil and apple vinegar to produce a
functional food product.
Methods: This study investigated the qualitative properties, oxidative stability, rheological
behavior and microstructure of the salad dressing without egg yolk. Oil-in-water emulsions
were prepared with virgin olive oil and apple vinegar stabilized with various percentages of
xanthan (T1
: 0.25%, T2
: 0.5%. T3
: 0.75%). Samples were stored at refrigerator for 90 days
and experiments were performed at production day and during storage.
Results: The obtained results showed that peroxide value was increased for all samples
during storage, but it was at an acceptable level. Fatty acid changes were not significant
during storage. Droplet size was reduced by increasing xanthan gum. T2 had the best
rheological properties during storage. Generally, T2 and T3 had higher scores and were
more acceptable in organoleptic assay.
Conclusion: Obtained results showed that T2 had suitable qualitative and rheo |