Issue 9, 2024

Simple and complex coacervation in systems involving plant proteins

Abstract

Plant-based foods are gaining popularity as alternatives to meat and dairy products due to sustainability and health concerns. As a consequence, there is a renewed interest in the phase behaviour of plant proteins and of mixtures of plant proteins and polysaccharides, in particular in the cases where coacervation is found to occur, i.e., liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) into two phases, one of which is rich in biopolymers and one of which is poor in biopolymer. Here we review recent research into both simple and complex coacervation in systems involving plant proteins, and their applications in food- as well as other technologies, such as microencapsulation, microgel production, adhesives, biopolymer films, and more.

Graphical abstract: Simple and complex coacervation in systems involving plant proteins

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
24 sep. 2023
Accepted
27 ene. 2024
First published
01 feb. 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Soft Matter, 2024,20, 1966-1977

Simple and complex coacervation in systems involving plant proteins

N. Doshi, W. Guo, F. Chen, P. Venema, H. C. Shum, R. de Vries and X. Li, Soft Matter, 2024, 20, 1966 DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01275A

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