| The main aim of the current study was to model
the rheological and textural properties of chemically interesterified palm stearin (PS)/canola oil (CO) blends as a
function of saturated fatty acids (SFA), solid fat content
(SFC), and temperature. The results and proposed models
in this study can be used in design and development of new
fat products by trying to limit the need for instrumental
methods. To describe and predict how the viscoelastic
properties and firmness of the blends change with SFA
content, several models have been proposed. The firmness
curves of fat samples were described as a function of (SFA,
Firmnessf(SFA), Rsqr = 0.94, and mean absolute error
(MAE) = 1009.00 g) and (SFC20, Firmnessf(SFC20),
Rsqr = 0.98, and MAE = 750.80 g) using a one-variable
Quadratic model. In the next step, a two-variable Quadratic function for expression of firmness as a function of
both SFA content and SFC20 with high goodness of fit and
low error (Rsqr = 1.00 and MAE = 0.00) was developed.
The G0 modulus as a function of temperature (G0
f(T)) and
SFC (G’f(SFC)) curves was S-shaped and the three Sigmoidal functions (Logistic, Gompertz, and Sigmoid models)
were well able to describe their properties. However, the
Logistic models described the G0
f(T) (Rsqr>0.99 and
MAE < 7838.00 Pa) and G0
f(SFC) (Rsqr>0.94 and
MAE < 20,802.00 Pa) curves in the best way. Finally, a
two-variable Logistic model considering both temperature
and SFC as variables was developed and fitted on the
experimental data with Rsqr of 0.97 and MAE of
85,367.56 Pa. The validation of the proposed models
shows their efficiency and ability for prediction of rheological and textural values of various interestrified blends. |