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Comparative analysis of butter thermal behavior in combination with bovine tallow

Abstract

Assessment of butter authenticity in combination with animal fat is a major challenge. Changing the butter composition can affect crystallization and polymorphism properties. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the thermal behavior of butter combined with (0-15% w/w) bovine tallow using Digital Calorimetric Scanning, and to determine fatty acid profile and isothermal microstructure in order to complete DSC data. According to the statistical analysis, obtained L_Pseudo equations show that in the crystallization curve, with increase of bovine tallow percentage in the butter, the onset temperature of peak 1 and amount of heat released in peak 2 increased and the onset temperature of peak 2 decreased and peak 1 became wider. In the melting curves, with increase of bovine tallow percentage, the onset temperature of peaks 1 and 2 increased. Regarding the value of R2, the onset temperature of peak 2 in the melting curve had capability of estimation 78%. The crystal morphology of butter samples was different and with increased temperature, larger crystals were observed. In general, scans of calorimetric results revealed that DSC is a valuable method for studying butter in combination with animal fat and also can be utilized for distinguishing pure fat from adulterated one.

Keywords:
butter; bovine tallow; DSC; fatty acids; isothermal microstructure

1 Introduction

Vegetable oils and animal fats contain lipid compounds that are important in terms of nutrition and processing in food products (Akoh, 1998Akoh, C. C. (1998). Lipid-based synthetic fat substitutes. In C. C. Akoh & D. B. Min (Eds.), Food lipids chemistry, nutrition, and biotechnology (pp. 559-588). New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.). Today, there are various types of vegetable oils and animal fats like milk fat whose chemical properties have been obtained through scientific research and development (O’Brien, 1998O’Brien, R. D. (1998). Fats and oils analysis. In R. D. O’Brien. Fats and oils: formulating and processing for applications (pp. 181-250). Lancester: Technomic.). Due to the relatively high price of milk fat compared to other fats and oils, milk fat is subjected to adulteration by replacement of cheaper animal fats or vegetable oils (Ntakatsane et al., 2013Ntakatsane, M. P., Liu, X. M., & Zhou, P. (2013). Short communication: Rapid detection of milk fat adulteration with vegetable oil by fluorescence spectroscopy. Journal of Dairy Science, 96(4), 2130-2136. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2012-6417. PMid:23415535.
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) and butter is not excluded in this regard and its detection methods have been studied (Deelstra et al., 2014Deelstra, H., Burns, D. T., & Walker, M. J. (2014). The adulteration of food, lessons from the past, with reference to butter, margarine and fraud. European Food Research and Technology, 239(5), 725-744. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-014-2274-0.
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). Vegetable oils and animal fats are complex compounds that contain a mixture of fatty acids and triacylglycerols (TAGs) (Tsimidou et al., 1987Tsimidou, M., Macrae, R., & Wilson, I. (1987). Authentication of virgin olive oils using principal component analysis of triglyceride and fatty acid profiles: Part1-classification of greek olive oils. Food Chemistry, 25(42), 227-239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0308-8146(87)90148-8.
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) which affected physical and chemical properties of oils and fats. The methods to check the authenticity of butter, even today, are internationally accepted as standard tests in spite of their low repeatability (Nogala-Kałucka et al., 2008Nogala-Kałucka, M., Pikul, J., & Siger, A. (2008). Applying liquid chromatography (HPLC) to study the genuineness of butter. Zywnosc: Nauka Technologia, Jakosc, 15(3), 47-56.). Recently, significant works have been performed on the authenticity of butter. One of the first methods is the analysis of fatty acid compounds using gas chromatography (GC). Given high variation in mass approximate percentage of butyric acid, it is difficult to provide qualitative and quantitative information on foreign fat in pure milk fat up to 20% (Molkentin & Precht, 1987Molkentin, J., & Precht, D. (1987). Representative determination of the butyric acid content in European milk fats. Milchwissenschaft. Milk Science International, (52), 82-85.; Glaeser, 2002Glaeser, H. (2002). Determination of the milk fat content of fat mixtures. Grasas y Aceites, 53(3), 357-358. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/gya.2002.v53.i3.329.
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). Therefore, due to high variability of fatty acids of milk, use of fatty acid composition is not sufficient in order for evaluation and fraud recognition (Derewiaka et al., 2011Derewiaka, D., Sosinska, E., Obiedzinski, M., Krogulec, A., & Czaplicki, S. (2011). Determination of the adulteration of butter. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 113(8), 1005-1011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.201100006.
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; Anklam & Lipp, 1997Anklam, E., & Lipp, M. (1997). Determination of the milk fat content in food: problems related to the Official EU-method based on butyric acid. Italy: ISPRA.).

Differential Scanning Calorimetric (DSC) has been widely used in the study of oils and fats (Cebula & Smith, 1992Cebula, D. J., & Smith, K. W. (1992). Differential scanning calorimetry of confectionery fats. Part II-effects of blends and minor components. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 69(10), 992-998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02541064.
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). The DSC provides a detailed analysis of melting behavior of oils and fats (O’Brien, 1998O’Brien, R. D. (1998). Fats and oils analysis. In R. D. O’Brien. Fats and oils: formulating and processing for applications (pp. 181-250). Lancester: Technomic.). Differential Scanning Calorimetric has been tested for use in the assessment of authenticity of fats, in which crystallization curves have been initially recommended for this evaluation (Lambelet & Ganguli, 1983Lambelet, P., & Ganguli, N. C. (1983). Detection of pig and buffalo body fat in cow and buffalo ghees by differential scanning calorimetry. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 60(5), 1005-1008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02660216.
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; Aktas & Kaya, 2001Aktas, N., & Kaya, M. (2001). Detection of beef body fat and margarine in butterfat by differential scanning calorimetry. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 66(3), 795-801. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1013196106365.
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). The measurements based on crystallization curves have advantages such as avoiding problems associated with polymorphism of fats (Lambelet & Ganguli, 1983Lambelet, P., & Ganguli, N. C. (1983). Detection of pig and buffalo body fat in cow and buffalo ghees by differential scanning calorimetry. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 60(5), 1005-1008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02660216.
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). By studying milk fat (Tomaszewska-Gras, 2013Tomaszewska-Gras, J. (2013). Melting and crystallization DSC profiles of milk fat depending on selected factors. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 113(1), 199-208. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-013-3087-2.
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) it was found that the melting curve could also be better than crystallization curves to study this sample . Each curve of DSC is composed of three parts; the beginning of peak that shows melting of the first crystals, the top of peak that shows melting of all crystals and the end of peak that shows completion of a process (Farah et al., 2018Farah, J. S., Silva, M. C., Cruz, A. G., & Calado, V. (2018). Differential calorimetry scanning: current background and application in authenticity of dairy products. Current Opinion in Food Science, (22), 88-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2018.02.006.
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). In milk fat, fatty acids and triacylglycerols make a lot of changes in the tissue properties. Each type of triacylglycerol scan can be converted to different forms of crystalline α, β and β’ from a less stable phase to a more stable phase. These phases are characterized by melting temperature and enthalpy (Heyen et al., 1999Heyen, G., Alleman, X., Kalitventzeff, B., & Dalemans, D. (1999). Modelling the butterfat crystallisation process. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 23, 819-822. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0098-1354(99)80201-4.
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). There are not many researches in comparison with the feasibility of DSC crystallization and melting curves to monitor the presence of non-milk fats (Tomaszewska-Gras, 2016Tomaszewska-Gras, J. (2016). DSC coupled with PCA as a tool for butter authenticity assessment. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 126(1), 61-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-016-5346-5.
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) but the results indicated the potential of DSC method because it is a sensitive, rapid and repeatable method for identifying oils and fats. In DSC, any change in the shape of the melting curve, identified the adulteration (Farah et al., 2018Farah, J. S., Silva, M. C., Cruz, A. G., & Calado, V. (2018). Differential calorimetry scanning: current background and application in authenticity of dairy products. Current Opinion in Food Science, (22), 88-94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cofs.2018.02.006.
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). Therefore, the evaluation of butter thermal behavior in combination with bovine tallow is still very limited and in the present research, the behavior of melting and crystallization of butter in combination with bovine tallow and their relationship with fatty acids were studied.

2 Materials and methods

2.1 Preparation of butter samples

Milk sample from Holstein calf, collected at the end of the third month of spring season, was used to prevent from fluctuation of season changes in milk fat compositions level. Preparation of pure butter and its fat extraction were done (Nilchian et al., 2020Nilchian, Z., Ehsani, M. R., Piravi-Vanak, Z., & Bakhoda, H. (2020). Determination of bovine tallow in butter using a comprehensive method. Grasas y Aceites, 71(1), 338. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/gya.1051182.
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). To prepare treatments, butter fat was mixed with different percentages of bovine tallow based on statistical analysis (0, 1.18, 2.63, 4.40, 6.06, 7.50, 9.94, 12.38, 13.69 and 15%).

2.2 Evaluation of the percentage of fatty acids

Fat extraction from different treatments and then direct fatty acids methylation were performed. Fatty acids were analyzed according to gas chromatography (Nilchian et al., 2020Nilchian, Z., Ehsani, M. R., Piravi-Vanak, Z., & Bakhoda, H. (2020). Determination of bovine tallow in butter using a comprehensive method. Grasas y Aceites, 71(1), 338. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/gya.1051182.
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).

2.3 Isothermal behavior of various butter treatments

To study the isothermal behavior of crystallization of various butter treatments, DSC was used at temperature of -60 °C to + 80 °C where the crystallization and melting kinetics varied by changing the triacylglycerols (American Oil Chemists’ Society, 2000American Oil Chemists’ Society – AOCS. (2000). DSC melting properties of fats and oils. Cj 1-94. Illinois: AOCS.
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).

2.4 Shape and crystalline structure

The crystal structure of the samples was examined in isothermal conditions using a polarized optical microscope equipped with a digital camera. For this, the samples were heated at 80 °C in an oven and kept at this temperature for 30 minutes to ensure that the fats were totally melted. A drop of melted fat was placed on a pre-heated microscope slide and covered with a pre-heated slipper coating. Slides were stored at -20, 10 and 20 °C for 5 hours. Then images were taken at 200x magnification, and analyzed (Zhang et al., 2013Zhang, X., Li, L., Xie, H., Liang, Z., Su, J., Liu, G., & Li, B. (2013). Comparative analysis of thermal behavior, isothermal crystallization kinetics and polymorphism of palm oil fractions. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 18(1), 1036-1052. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules18011036. PMid:23322068.
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).

2.5 Statistical analysis

To examine authenticity percentage, experiments were designed by response surface methodology with statistical software of Design Expert 8. ANOVA in this methodology was used to evaluate significant differences, Adj R-Squared, CV% and L-Pseudo equations (significance levels at p < 0.05). For each treatment, experiments were repeated three times. This statistical method was used to predict authenticity optimal point.

3 Results and discussion

According to statistical analysis, the addition of bovine tallow fat revealed a significant difference at 95% level on the percentage of short and long chains saturated and mono-unsaturated fatty acids. Based on the results for each fatty acid in different butter treatments, C4:0, C6:0, C8:0, C10:0, C10:1, C11:0, C12:0, C14:0, C14:1, C16:0 and CLAc9t11 fatty acids decreased 0.52%, 0.62%, 0.47%, 0.79%, 0.12%, 0.03%, 0.92%, 7.05%, 0.86%, 28.77%, 0.43%, irrespectively, and C17:0, C17:1, C18:0, C18:1C fatty acids raised 1.09%, 0.62%, 15.08%, 32.56%, irrespectively, with increase of the percentage of bovine tallow (up to 15%) in butter. Based on analysis carried out in this study, the composition of butter and bovine tallow fatty acids is similar, but their percentage is different. The increase of bovine tallow in butter has affected the composition of butter fatty acids in a way that the percentage of long-chain saturated and mono-unsaturated fatty acids in butter has increased. In this study, bovine tallow had a higher percentage of C17:0, C17:1, C18:0 and C18:1C fatty acids, which also affects the thermal behavior of its triacylglycerols. Therefore, by adding bovine tallow to butter, isothermal behavior of adulterated butter changes compared to that of pure butter.

The results for isothermal behavior of butter crystallization in combination with different percentages of bovine tallow are shown in Table 1. According to the statistical method, the effect of fat type on different parts of the crystallization curves was evaluated.

Table 1
Isothermal behavior of butter fat crystallization in combination with different percentages of bovine tallow.

Review results indicated that addition of tallow fat had been a significant difference at 95% level in the onset temperature of peak 1 and 2, the temperature of peak 2 top and enthalpy changes of peak 2 in the crystallization curves. According to the statistical result for each of the four factors, the L_Pseudo equation was obtained (Table 2), showing that both fat types of tallow and butter have influenced the crystallization curve factors. Regarding the onset temperature of peak 1, it has been shown that added tallow fat had a greater effect on the rise of this temperature than butter did, and that with increase of bovine tallow in butter, the onset temperature of peak 1 has increased. In relation to the onset temperature of peak 2 and the temperature of peak 2 top, it has been shown that added tallow fat has a lesser effect on the rise of the amount of these two points than butter does, and that with increase of bovine tallow in the butter, the onset temperature of peak 2 and the temperature of peak 2 top decreased. Equation for the enthalpy changes of peak 2 revealed that added tallow fat has a greater effect on the rise of peak 2 enthalpy than butter does, and that with increase of percentage of bovine tallow in butter, amount of heat released in the peak 2 of crystallization has increased. Regarding the value of R2, it is determined that the onset temperature of peak 1, the onset temperature of peak 2, the temperature of peak 2 top and enthalpy changes of peak 2 in the crystallization curve cannot be estimated for bovine tallow added in butter. According to studies by other researchers, there is a difference between thermal properties of different vegetable oils, mainly due to difference in the distribution of TAG molecules (Breitschuh & Windhab, 1996Breitschuh, B., & Windhab, E. J. (1996). Direct measurement of thermal fat crystal properties for milk-fat fractionation. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 73(11), 1603-1610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02523532.
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). In other research, Jahurul et al. (2019)Jahurul, M. H. A., Ping, L. L., Sharifudin, M. S., Hasmadi, M., Mansoor, A. H., Lee, J. S., Noorakmar, B. W., Amir, H. M. S., Jinap, S., Mohd Omar, A. K., & Zaidul, I. S. M. (2019). Thermal properties, triglycerides and crystal morphology of bambangan (Mangifera pajang) kernel fat and palm stearin blends as cocoa butter alternatives. Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + Technologie, 107, 64-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2019.02.053.
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investigated the thermal properties of bambangan kernel fat and palm stearin in cocoa butter alternatives that the melting onset temperatures decreased and the crystallization onset temperatures increased (Jahurul et al., 2019Jahurul, M. H. A., Ping, L. L., Sharifudin, M. S., Hasmadi, M., Mansoor, A. H., Lee, J. S., Noorakmar, B. W., Amir, H. M. S., Jinap, S., Mohd Omar, A. K., & Zaidul, I. S. M. (2019). Thermal properties, triglycerides and crystal morphology of bambangan (Mangifera pajang) kernel fat and palm stearin blends as cocoa butter alternatives. Lebensmittel-Wissenschaft + Technologie, 107, 64-71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2019.02.053.
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).

Table 2
Analysis of variance according to response surface methodology for effect of different amounts of bovine tallow in butter on significant parameters of crystallization (p < 0.05).

According to the results from Table 1, difference between the onset temperature of peak 1 and the temperature of peak 1 top in the crystallization curve were also investigated (results not shown). Based on the statistical results, this difference was significant and with increased percentage of tallow into butter, the difference between the onset temperature of peak 1 and the temperature of peak 1 top has sharply increased and peak 1 expanded. The difference between the onset temperature of peak 1 and the temperature of peak 1 top has capability of estimation 85% about bovine tallow added to butter. The difference between the onset temperature of peak 2 and the temperature of peak 2 top in the crystallization curve were also studied. According to the statistical results, difference between the onset temperature of peak 2 and the temperature of the peak 2 top was significant and with increased percentage of tallow into butter, this difference increased but the effect of tallow on peak 1’s becoming wider was higher than that on peak 2. The difference between the onset temperature of peak 2 and the temperature of the peak 2 top did not have ability to estimate bovine tallow added in butter. In the results obtained from DSC, two main peaks are seen. At exothermic peaks, with increase of bovine tallow in butter, the onset temperature of peak 1 increased and butter sample was crystallized at a higher temperature and faster than pure butter was. With increase of bovine tallow in butter, the exothermic peak 2 was crystallized at a lower temperature than pure butter was in a way that distance between peaks1 and 2 increased. In other researches, the isothermal behavior of pure butter and its mixture with palm oil in various concentrations have also been investigated, where shape of curve as well as the position of the crystallization peaks have changed with increase of palm oil content and temperature of peak 1 and distance between peaks 1 and 2 increased (Tomaszewska-Gras, 2016Tomaszewska-Gras, J. (2016). DSC coupled with PCA as a tool for butter authenticity assessment. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 126(1), 61-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10973-016-5346-5.
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). In the study of olein and stearin palm oil fatty acids, it was found that the presence of higher saturated fatty acids in the sample is accompanied by a wider exothermic peak due to the widespread distribution of triacylglycerol, resulting in higher content of crystallized fat with a higher melting point (Zhang et al., 2013Zhang, X., Li, L., Xie, H., Liang, Z., Su, J., Liu, G., & Li, B. (2013). Comparative analysis of thermal behavior, isothermal crystallization kinetics and polymorphism of palm oil fractions. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 18(1), 1036-1052. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules18011036. PMid:23322068.
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). With increase of bovine tallow in butter, the enthalpy changes of the exothermic peak 2 have increased. As shown in other studies, it has been observed that components with a higher melting point display faster crystallization (Che Man et al., 1999Che Man, Y. B., Haryati, T., Ghazali, H. M., & Asbi, B. A. (1999). Composition and thermal profile of crude palm oil and its products. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 76(2), 237-242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11746-999-0224-y.
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). Other researchers detected the adulteration of caprine body fat at 5% level in bovine milk fat (ghee) using a DSC technique that the midrange temperature of isothermal curves was significantly different that displaced the crystallization region and indicated the presence of foreign fats (Upadhyay et al., 2017Upadhyay, N., Goyal, A., Kumar, A., & Lal, D. (2017). Detection of adulteration by caprine body fat and mixtures of caprine body fat and groundnut oil in bovine and buffalo ghee using differential scanning calorimetry. International Journal of Dairy Technology, 70(2), 297-303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0307.12336.
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).

According to the quartic statistical model obtained for different parts of the crystallization curve, the effect of different percentages of bovine tallow on the onset temperature of peak 1 and 2, the temperature of peak 2 top and enthalpy changes of peak 2 in the butter samples was also obtained and the results have been shown in Table 3.

Table 3
The effect of different amounts of bovine tallow in butter on significant parameters of the crystallization curves. (According to the quartic statistical model).

The isothermal behavior of butter melting in combination with different percentages of bovine tallow was shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1
Isothermal behavior of butter melting in combination with different percentages of bovine tallow.

According to statistical method, it has been shown that addition of tallow fat has a significant difference at 95% level in the onset temperature of peak 1 and 2 and in the temperature of peak 1 and 2 top in the melting curves. According to statistical result for each factor in the melting curves, the L_Pseudo equation is obtained (Table 4), showing that both fat types of tallow and butter have a positive effect on the melting curve factors. In relation to the onset temperature of peak 1 and 2, and the temperature of peak 1 and 2 top, it has been shown that added tallow fat has a greater effect on increase in the amount of these temperatures than butter does. Regarding the value of R2, the onset temperature of peak 2 and the temperature of peak 2 top in the melting curve have capability of estimation 78 and 80% about bovine tallow added to butter, respectively. In general, temperature of the melting curve peaks in the study of vegetable oils has shown a complex behavior (Tan & Man, 2000Tan, C. P., & Man, Y. B. C. (2000). Differential scanning calorimetric analysis of edible oils: comparison of thermal properties and chemical composition. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 77(2), 143-155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11746-000-0024-6.
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). Multiple endothermic peaks observed in DSC analysis of vegetable oils are due to unique features in distribution of TAG. In general, highly saturated TAGs are melted at higher temperatures compared to the highly unsaturated (Tan & Che Man, 2002Tan, C. P., & Che Man, Y. B. (2002). Comparative differential scanning calorimetric analysis of vegetable oils: I. Effects of heating rate variation. Phytochemical Analysis, 13(3), 129-141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pca.633. PMid:12099103.
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).

Table 4
Analysis of variance according to response surface methodology for the effect of different amounts of bovine tallow in butter on significant parameters of the melting curves (p < 0.05).

According to the quardatic and linear statistical model obtained for peak 1 and 2, respectively, in the melting curve, the effect of different percentages of bovine tallow on the onset temperature of peak 1 and 2 and in the temperature of peak 1 and 2 top in the butter samples was also obtained and the results have been shown in Table 5.

Table 5
The effect of different amounts of bovine tallow in butter on significant parameters of the melting curves (According to the quartic statistical model).

According to the results of Figure 1, the difference between the onset temperature of peak 1 and the temperature of peak 1 top in the melting curves were also conducted (results not shown). According to the statistical results, this difference was significant and with increased percentage of tallow to butter, difference between the onset temperature of endothermic peak 1 and the temperature of peak 1 top increased and the peak 1in the melting curves was wider. This difference between the onset temperature of endothermic peak 1 and the temperature of peak 1 top has capability of estimation 85% about bovine tallow added in butter. Difference between the onset temperature of endothermic peak 2 and the temperature of peak 2 top was also studied. According to the statistical results, the difference between the onset temperature of endothermic peak 2 and the temperature of peak 2 top was significant too, and with increased percentage of tallow into butter, this difference increased and the peak became wider. Difference between the onset temperature of the peak 2 top and the temperature of the peak 2 top was capable of estimation to 85% of bovine tallow in butter. According to results obtained from the effect of addition of bovine tallow into butter on peaks’ being wider during DSC heating, it is shown that the absence of a sharp peak in the melting curve indicates a wide range of melting temperatures, depending on combination of TAG, as well. Evidence has already been provided that melting of TAG compounds can simultaneously occur during heat in the DSC (Tan & Man, 2000Tan, C. P., & Man, Y. B. C. (2000). Differential scanning calorimetric analysis of edible oils: comparison of thermal properties and chemical composition. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 77(2), 143-155. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11746-000-0024-6.
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). Therefore, at a specific temperature range, melting of two or more TAG structures can simultaneously occur, leading to a broad or overlapping melting curve. In endothermic curves, it is also observed that by increase of bovine tallow in butter, the melting temperature of butter samples in the endothermic peaks 1 and 2 increased and blended butter sample melted at a lower rate than pure butter did. In general, in relation to milk fat, in melting curve, two main peaks were also observed that peak 1 in the distance between temperatures of 0-20 °C was affected by the oleic section and peak 2 in the distance between temperatures of 20-40 °C was affected by the stearic section (Heyen et al., 1999Heyen, G., Alleman, X., Kalitventzeff, B., & Dalemans, D. (1999). Modelling the butterfat crystallisation process. Computers & Chemical Engineering, 23, 819-822. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0098-1354(99)80201-4.
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). According to studies, melting curves are more complex than crystallization curves and are wide and overlapping with each other (Zhang et al., 2013Zhang, X., Li, L., Xie, H., Liang, Z., Su, J., Liu, G., & Li, B. (2013). Comparative analysis of thermal behavior, isothermal crystallization kinetics and polymorphism of palm oil fractions. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 18(1), 1036-1052. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules18011036. PMid:23322068.
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).

In one study, DSC along with multivariate statistical methods identified 100% of cheeses adulterated with vegetable oil that the melting temperature and peak increased as vegetable fat increased (Lara et al., 2017Lara, E., Paz, M., Sanches, C., Miranda, J., Rivera, E., Santos, B., & Barrientos, J. (2017). Differential scanning calorimetry coupled with chemometric tools for determining adulteration with vegetable fat in fresh cheeses. Food Science and Technology, (85), 269-274.). The effects of spread between peaks are due to the large distribution of TAG (Liu et al., 2010Liu, Y., Meng, Z., Shan, L., Jin, Q., & Wang, X. (2010). Preparation of specialty fats from beef tallow and canola oil by chemical interesterification: Physico-chemical properties and bread applications of the products. European Food Research and Technology, 230(3), 457-466. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00217-009-1188-8.
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). The melt profiles represent the amount of crystalline fat and the occurrence of the transfer of polymorphs (Fredrick et al., 2008Fredrick, E., Foubert, I., Van De Sype, J., & Dewettinck, K. (2008). Influence of monoglycerides on the crystallization behavior of palm oil. Crystal Growth & Design, 8(8), 1833-1839. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/cg070025a.
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). The first thermal thermogram peak is related to the melting of the shape of α, while the last peak is related to the melting of the β shape, and the middle peak indicates the melting of the shape of β’ (Garti et al., 1989Garti, N., Aronhime, J., & Sarig, S. (1989). The role of chain length and an emulsifier on the polymorphism of mixtures of triglycerides. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 66(8), 1085-1089. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02670089.
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). Busfield & Proschogo also analyzed α, β and β’ structures from the thermal thermograms of palm stearin (Busfield & Proschogo, 1990Busfield, W. K., & Proschogo, P. N. (1990). Thermal analysis of palm stearine by DSC. Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 67(3), 171-175. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02539620.
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).

The crystalline structure of pure butter and blended butter with 7.5 and 15% bovine tallow was obtained in isothermal conditions using a polarized optical microscope at 20, 10 and -20 °C (Figure 2). As shown in Figure 2, at -20 °C, the crystalline particles in the pure butter sample are sharper and have more needles than the blended butter with 7.5 and 15% bovine tallow. At 10 °C, with increase of bovine tallow up to 15%, the crystalline particles indicate a denser net than pure butter does, which indicates strong interactions between crystals (Zhang et al., 2013Zhang, X., Li, L., Xie, H., Liang, Z., Su, J., Liu, G., & Li, B. (2013). Comparative analysis of thermal behavior, isothermal crystallization kinetics and polymorphism of palm oil fractions. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 18(1), 1036-1052. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules18011036. PMid:23322068.
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). When the temperature reaches 20 °C, the pure butter sample forms clear needle crystals, while the butter sample in combination with the bovine tallow shows smaller crystals. At temperatures of 20 °C, there are independent and larger crystals compared to the other two temperatures. As the temperature rises, the crystal net structure is gradually loosened and the crystal net becomes more transparent.

Figure 2
The crystalline structure of samples by polarized optical microscope (200×) at 20, 10 and -20 °C.

4 Conclusion

The results of this study showed that the peaks resulting from the isothermal behavior of the samples are mainly related to the distribution of TAG and because of the polymorphism changes. The difference for fatty acids in the butter and bovine tallow samples has led to a different isothermal behavior in treatments. The morphology of crystals has also varied in different treatments and temperatures. In general, the study of the melting curve and the crystallization behavior of pure butter has made it possible to distinguish it from butter blended with bovine tallow. Therefore, the study of DSC parameters such as temperature and peaks enthalpy can be an effective method to describe butter in combination with animal fat, and can be used simply and quickly before TAG analysis.

  • Practical Application: Determination of butter authenticity in combination with bovine tallow.

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    24 Aug 2020
  • Date of issue
    Dec 2020

History

  • Received
    06 Dec 2019
  • Accepted
    27 Jan 2020
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