Lipids - F. Physical characteristics of fats

24 important questions on Lipids - F. Physical characteristics of fats

What is the solid fat content and what does it effect?

SFC = the amount of solid fraction at each temperature.

SFC affects:
- spreadability,
- consistency
- stability
- sensorial properties

How can you calculate solid fat content with an NMR?

SFC is measured with wave or pulsed NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance)
 Solid fat gives different response in NMR than liquid fat
  • signal from solids decay much faster than signals from liquids
  • Calculation of ratio between solid and liquid  

What is the difference between an paralel and serial measurment?

Parallel measurement: several sample tubes are prepared: one for every temperature

Serial measurement: 1 sample tube is prepared with which each temperature is measured
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What is the definition of melting point and where is it in this picture?

The melting point is the point where all fat crystals have disappeared so you only have liquid fat.

It is between the 0 point and the one before. This is because you don't measure for every temperature.

What is the relation between chain length and melting point?

The longer the chain the higher the melting point. This is because you need more energy to break the VDW bonds.

What is the relation between unsaturation and MP?

This is because double bonds make the crystals curl. Therefore it is hard for the crystals to line up and make an crystal. Therefore the melting point goes down.

Why is the red line wrong for cocobutter and the green line correct?

It is not the fatty acids that ditermon the melting point but the triglyceride composition.

How does temperature influence the crystallization?

If you are just above the melting point you get big crystals. There are then a couple of starting points which start to grow.

If you are for below the melting point you get small crystals. Then you have a lot of starting points from which the crystals start to grow.

What are the things influencing the melting point?

  • TAG-composition: fatty acid distribution on TAG
  • Chain length
  • Unsaturation
  • Trans-fatty acids
  • Crystal form

What is the difference between primary and secondary crystallization?

Primary crystallization: Primary nuclei
  • Homogeneous: spontaneous (supercooling needed)
  • Heterogeneous: on foreign material (more likely)

Secondary crystallization : Secondary nuclei
  • small crystals removed from growing crystals (stirring helps)
  • adding crystals     

In what doe crystals differ form each other?

  • Activation energy
  • Melting point
  • Stability
  • Density

What is the difference in activation energy between crystals?

Alfa has the lowest activation energy, but also releases the least energy.
Beta has the highest activation energy, but also he most energy is released.

So exothermal process  in the end

What is the relation between crystal form and melting point?

alfa has the lowest and beta the highest melting point. This is because the beta has a closer packed system and therefore more energy is needed to get them appart.

Which polymorph has the highest nucleation rate (will be formed the most)?

alfa will be formed the most because it needs the least energy to be formed. However it is the least stable one.

What is polymorph translation?

Crystals change for a less stable into a more stable form over time. Or they change into other stable forms.

What are the crystal-forms in each stage?

liquid stage: No crystals
pre-crystallisation stage: IV, V, VI, You lose the IV when you heat it up to 32 degrees. Primary nucleation
Solidification stage: V crystals are formed. Secondary nucleation

What is different scanning calorimetry?

A machine that can compare the heat uptake form your sample with a reference.

So this helps you to find out which crystals you have because you will have different heat uptake.

Where in the curve melting is taking place?

Between A1 and A3. More energy is needed to let the temperature increase. So the heat flow goes up.

Is energy consumed or released during melting?

consumed, you need energy for melting.

called ENDO

Is energy consumed or released during crystallization?

released

peak does down

What is the onset and offset temperature?

Onset temprature is where it starst so around 5 degrees.
Offset around -15 degrees.

What are the different peaks?

A1: beta
A2: alfa

Why is there a big difference between crystalisation and melting temprature?

Because you need super cooling.

It needs to be cooled down very strongly before nuclea can grow.

When does the peak of the crystallizing and melting curve become broader and how can you move it?

When you have more different types of triglycerides.

Saturation makes it move, more saturated lower tempratues are needed to crystalise, higher tempratures are needed to melt.

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