Oleogels, a promising structured oil for decreasing saturated fatty acid concentrations: Production and food-based applications


Pehlivanoglu H., Demirci M., Toker Ö. S., Konar N., Karasu S., Sağdıç O.

CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION, vol.58, no.8, pp.1330-1341, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 58 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10408398.2016.1256866
  • Journal Name: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1330-1341
  • Keywords: Oleogel, production, applications, food, saturated fatty acid, VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, RICE BRAN WAX, CANDELILLA WAX, EDIBLE OILS, RHEOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION, ETHYLCELLULOSE OLEOGELS, SHELLAC OLEOGELS, ORGANIC LIQUIDS, VEGETABLE-OIL, ORGANOGELS
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Oils and fats are widely used in the food formulations in order to improve nutritional and some quality characteristics of food products. Solid fats produced from oils by hydrogenization, interesterification, and fractionation processes are widely used in different foodstuffs for these aims. In recent years, consumer awareness of relation between diet and health has increased which can cause worry about solid fat including products in terms of their high saturated fatty acid and trans fatty acid contents. Therefore, different attempts have been carried out to find alternative ways to produce solid fat with low saturated fatty acid content. One of the promising ways is using oleogels, structuring oils with oleogelators. In this review, history, raw materials and production methods of the oleogels and their functions in oleogel quality were mentioned. Moreover, studies related with oleogel usage in different products were summarized and positive and negative aspects of oleogel were also mentioned. Considering the results of the related studies, it can be concluded that oleogels can be used in the formulation of bakery products, breakfast spreads, margarines, chocolates and chocolate-derived products and some of the meat products.