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Why are phospholipids good emulsifiers?
Why are phospholipids good emulsifiers?
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Phospholipids:
- Phospholipids differ from triglycerides in being surface-active & they are used in food products as emulsifiers as they migrate to the interface between oil and water, and it reduces the interfacial tension, by stabilizing an emulsion.
- Commercial phospholipid preparations are called lecithin.
- The phosphate-containing group at the compound’s head is polar and hence hydrophilic.
- The molecule’s one end interacts with the oil while the other with water. This causes phospholipids to be ideal emulsifiers.
Phospholipids:
- Phospholipids differ from triglycerides in being surface-active & they are used in food products as emulsifiers as they migrate to the interface between oil and water, and it reduces the interfacial tension, by stabilizing an emulsion.
- Commercial phospholipid preparations are called lecithin.
- The phosphate-containing group at the compound’s head is polar and hence hydrophilic.
- The molecule’s one end interacts with the oil while the other with water. This causes phospholipids to be ideal emulsifiers.
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