PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ISOLATED SOY PROTEINS FROM NORMAL, BROKEN OR DAMAGED SEEDS

Soybean quality depends on growing, harvesting and storage conditions. The amount of broken or otherwise damaged seeds tends to increase during storage and may affect the quality of products. Protein isolates from altered seeds have physicochemical properties less useful than those of normal seeds. The effect is substantial on viscosity, gel forming ability and emulsion stability. Isolated proteins from damaged seeds mixed with those of normal seeds altered proportionally their gelation and water retention capacity of the gels. Viscosity or water absorbing rapacity of protein isolates may be used as simple indicators to evaluate quality.