Milk Protein Concentrate-based Microencapsulation Wall Material and Microcapsules

Abstract

The disclosure discloses a milk protein concentrate-based microencapsulation wall material and microcapsules, and belongs to the technical field of microcapsule preparation. In the disclosure, liquid or solid microcapsules are prepared by performing cation exchange treatment on milk protein concentrates, and then using the treated milk protein concentrates as a wall material. The prepared microcapsules have good physical and chemical stability during storage, and are suitable for protecting active functional factors and to be applied in the fields of food, medicine, health care products, cosmetics, daily chemicals and the like.

Claims

1. A microcapsule, comprising a wall material, wherein the wall material comprises a pretreated milk protein concentrate (MPC); and the pretreated MPC is prepared by a pretreatment performed by using any one of the following methods: ion exchange resin, addition of an exogenous reagent for acidity adjustment, and addition of an exogenous reagent for ion chelation.

2. The microcapsule of claim 1, wherein a mass ratio of the ion exchange resin to the MPC to be treated in dry weight is 1:30-3:1.

3. The microcapsule of claim 1, wherein an ion exchange resin treatment is performed by adding 0.1-30 g of the ion exchange resin to 100 g of a protein solution, and stirring the mixed solution for a period of time for treatment.

4. The microcapsule of claim 1, wherein the ion exchange resin is strongly acidic cation-exchange resin Amberlite SR1L Na.

5. The microcapsule of claim 1, wherein the addition of the exogenous reagent for acidity adjustment is performed by adding a food-grade acidifier to a protein solution to lower a pH of a protein, and then performing an ultrafiltration process to obtain the pretreated MPC.

6. The microcapsule of claim 1, wherein the addition of the exogenous reagent for ion chelation is performed by adding a food-grade ion chelating agent to a protein solution.

7. The microcapsule of claim 1, wherein the pretreatment is performed until a decalcification rate is 45% or above.

8. The microcapsule of claim 1, wherein when the ion exchange resin is used, a mass ratio of the ion exchange resin to the MPC to be treated in dry weight is 1:30-3:1; and the pretreatment is performed until a decalcification rate is 45% or above.

9. The microcapsule of claim 1, wherein the microcapsule is liquid or solid.

10. The microcapsule of claim 9, wherein the microcapsule is prepared by a method comprising: after a pretreated MPC solution or a protein solution of a certain concentration prepared from spray-dried powder of the MPC solution is accurately homogenized for many times at 10-50 MPa, adding a core material according to a mass ratio of the core material to the wall material=1:50-1:1 (w/w); after uniform stirring, performing dispersion by a high-speed shearing disperser; and then homogenizing the mixture for 2-6 times at a pressure of 10-50 MPa to obtain a uniform emulsion, i.e., a liquid microcapsule.

11. The microcapsule of claim 10, wherein the microcapsule is solid; the microcapsule is prepared by a method comprising: spray-drying or freeze-drying the emulsion immediately to prepare microcapsule powder; the spray-drying is performed at an inlet temperature of 120-160° C. and an outlet temperature controlled unchanged at 60-90° C. by adjusting a flow of atomizing gas and a speed of a peristaltic pump; and the freeze-drying is performed by freezing the liquid emulsion into a solid state under liquid nitrogen or at -80° C. with a freeze dryer to prepare the freeze-dried microcapsule powder.

12. The microcapsule of claim 1, wherein a core material is any one of environmentally sensitive active factor, volatile substances, and substances that need to change a gas or liquid existence form to a solid application form.

13. The microcapsule of claim 2, wherein a core material is any one of environmentally sensitive active factor, volatile substances, and substances that need to change a gas or liquid existence form to a solid application form.

14. The microcapsule of claim 3, wherein a core material is any one of environmentally sensitive active factor, volatile substances, and substances that need to change a gas or liquid existence form to a solid application form.

15. The microcapsule of claim 4, wherein a core material is any one of environmentally sensitive active factor, volatile substances, and substances that need to change a gas or liquid existence form to a solid application form.

16. The microcapsule of claim 5, wherein a core material is any one of environmentally sensitive active factor, volatile substances, and substances that need to change a gas or liquid existence form to a solid application form.

17. The microcapsule of claim 6, wherein a core material is any one of environmentally sensitive active factor, volatile substances, and substances that need to change a gas or liquid existence form to the solid application form.

18. The microcapsule of claim 7, wherein a core material is any one of environmentally sensitive active factor, volatile substances, and substances that need to change a gas or liquid existence form to a solid application form.

19. The microcapsule of claim 8, wherein a core material is any one of environmentally sensitive active factor, volatile substances, and substances that need to change a gas or liquid existence form to a solid application form.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

[0035] FIG. 1 Appearance images of MPC solutions with different decalcification rates.

[0036] FIG. 2 Particle size distribution of MPC solutions with different decalcification rates.

[0037] FIG. 3A Particle size distribution and optical microscope image of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of WPC) emulsion.

[0038] FIG. 3B Particle size distribution and optical microscope image of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of WPI+SC) emulsion.

[0039] FIG. 3C Particle size distribution and optical microscope image of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC) emulsion.

[0040] FIG. 3D Particle size distribution and optical microscope image of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC1) emulsion.

[0041] FIG. 3E Particle size distribution and optical microscope image of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC2) emulsion.

[0042] FIG. 3F Particle size distribution and optical microscope image of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC3) emulsion.

[0043] FIG. 3G Particle size distribution and optical microscope image of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC4) emulsion.

[0044] FIG. 3H Particle size distribution and optical microscope image of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC5) emulsion.

[0045] FIG. 4 Transmission electron microscope image of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) emulsion, protein magnification: 1-5k times; 2-50k times; 3-50k times.

[0046] FIG. 5A Scanning electron microscope image I of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of WPC) microcapsule powder.

[0047] FIG. 5B Scanning electron microscope image I of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of WPI+SC) microcapsule powder.

[0048] FIG. 5C Scanning electron microscope image I of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC) microcapsule powder.

[0049] FIG. 5D Scanning electron microscope image I of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC1) microcapsule powder.

[0050] FIG. 6A Scanning electron microscope image II of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC2) microcapsule powder.

[0051] FIG. 6B Scanning electron microscope image II of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC3) microcapsule powder.

[0052] FIG. 6C Scanning electron microscope image II of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC4) microcapsule powder.

[0053] FIG. 6D Scanning electron microscope image II of milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid (CLA of MPC5) microcapsule powder.

[0054] FIG. 7A Changes in peroxide value (POV) of CLA (WPC,MPC,WPI+SC)in microcapsule powder during storage.

[0055] FIG. 7B Changes in peroxide value (POV) of CLA (MPC0, MPC1, MPC3,MPC4, MPC5)in microcapsule powder during storage.

[0056] FIG. 8A Changes in hexanal content of microencapsulated CLA (WPC,MPC,WPI+SC)during storage.

[0057] FIG. 8B Changes in hexanal content of microencapsulated CLA (MPC0, MPC1, MPC3, MPC4, MPC5)during storage.

[0058] FIG. 9A Changes of CLA(MPC,WPI+SC) retention rate in microcapsule powder during storage.

[0059] FIG. 9B Changes of CLA (MPC0, MPC1, MPC3, MPC5) retention rate in microcapsule powder during storage.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0060] Methods of index determination:

[0061] 1. Determination of Microencapsulation Yield and Microencapsulation Efficiency

[0062] The test of total oil content in microcapsules mainly refers to the method of Kim et al.: 1 g of microcapsule powder is added in a 50 mL centrifuge tube, 8 mL of 50±5° C. deionized water is added, the mixture is mixed well until the sample is completely dispersed, and the mixture is put in running water to cool to room temperature. 40 mL of a mixed solvent of n-hexane/isopropanol (3:1, v/v) is added, and the mixture is mixed at room temperature for 20 min and then centrifuged (1500 g, 10 min). After the upper organic phase is collected, the lower water phase is extracted in the same way again. The organic phases are combined in a round-bottomed flask. After the organic solvent is removed by rotary evaporation, the round-bottomed flask is placed in an oven at 45° C. until the weight no longer changes. The total oil content in the microcapsules is calculated by the difference method.

[0063] Test of the surface oil content in microcapsules: 4 g of microcapsule powder is added to petroleum ether at 60° C., the mixture is slightly shaken and mixed for 10 min and then filtered, and the organic phase is collected in a round-bottomed flask. The round-bottomed flask is placed in a vacuum drying chamber at 45° C. until the weight no longer changes, and the surface oil content is calculated by the difference method.

[0064] Microencapsulation yield (%)=total oil content/addition amount of conjugated linoleic acid in formula×100%

[0065] Microencapsulation rate (%)=100%-surface oil content/total oil content×100%

[0066] 2. Water Activity

[0067] The water activity of the microcapsule powder is tested by a LabSwift-aw water activity meter, and the instrument is calibrated with a.sub.w=0.11 and a.sub.w=0.23 standard solutions before the test. A proper amount of microcapsule powder (about 1 g) is taken in a test tank, and the value is read after the instrument is automatically balanced.

[0068] 3. Test of Oxidation Stability of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) in Microcapsule Powder

[0069] About 5 g of freshly prepared WPC-CLA, MPC-CLA and WPI+SC-CLA microcapsule powders are taken separately to fill 7.5 mL centrifuge tubes (not compacted, with no gap left at the top), and then the centrifuge tubes are sealed, wrapped with aluminum foil and stored in a thermostat at 35° C. for 45 days. The method is slightly changed during a storage experiment of the decalcified MPC-CLA microcapsule powder. About 5 g of powder is taken to fill a 7.5 mL centrifuge tube, compacted to remove air from the powder, and stored in a sealed dark place for 30 days.

[0070] The oxidation stability of the microcapsules is mainly evaluated by: (1) primary oxidation product-peroxide value (POV); (2) the content of hexanal, a representative oxidized volatile component of ω-6 series unsaturated fatty acids; and (3) the retention rate of conjugated linoleic acid.

[0071] 4. Test of Peroxide Value (POV) of CLA in Microcapsule Powder

[0072] The disclosure mainly refers to Smet and GB/T 5009.37-2003 to test the peroxide value of CLA in the microcapsule powder. The specific operations are as follows:

[0073] 0.25 g of the stored powder is taken in a 7.5 mL centrifuge tube, 4.75 mL of deionized water is added, and the mixture is mixed for 30 min to prepare a 5% (w/w) solution. 2 g of the solution is taken in a 15 mL centrifuge tube, 6 mL of chloroform-methanol mixed solution (2:1, v/v) is added, vortex is performed for 30 s, and the mixed solution is centrifuged at room temperature (12000 g, 20 min). 1 mL of the lower organic phase is taken in a 10 mL brown volumetric flask, 50 μL FeCl.sub.2 (3.5 g/L) is added, and chloroform-methanol (7:3, v/v) is used to make the volume constant. 50 μL of KSCN solution (300 g/L) is added to the above solution, the mixed solution is placed for 5 min, and the absorbance is measured at 500 nm. The calculation of peroxide value refers to the national standard and is expressed as:

X=(C−C.sub.0)×V.sub.1÷(m×V.sub.2×55.84×2)   (1)

[0074] Note: X-Peroxide value content (meq/kg) in the sample;

[0075] C—Mass of iron in the sample from a standard curve, in μg;

[0076] C.sub.0—Iron mass of blank sample (pipe #0), in μg;

[0077] V.sub.1—Total volume of the sample diluted, in millimeters (mL);

[0078] V.sub.2—Sampling volume during determination, in millimeters (mL);

[0079] M—Total oil mass in the powder sample, in grams (g);

[0080] 5. Test of Hexanal Content in Microencapsulated CLA

[0081] The hexanal content in microencapsulated CLA is tested using GC 2010 PLUS gas chromatography and a Turbo Matrix16 headspace sampler, and the specific operations are as follows:

[0082] 0.5 g of microcapsule powder is taken in a 20 mL headspace bottle, and 3 mL of deionized water is added to dissolve the wall material. The headspace heating condition is 70° C., constant temperature for 30 min. The chromatographic column is an Rtx-Wax capillary column (30 m×0.25 mm, ID). The carrier gas is high-purity nitrogen, and the heating program is: after a constant temperature of 40° C. for 8 min, the temperature is increased to 230° C. at a rate of 10 K/min, and the temperature is kept constant for 7 min. The temperatures of the sampler and a detector are 180° C. and 250° C. respectively. Hexanal standard solutions of different concentrations are tested, and a standard curve is made to clarify the linear range. The hexanal content in the microencapsulated CLA is calculated based on the peak area, and expressed as mg/100 g CLA.

[0083] 6. Test of Retention Rate of Microencapsulated CLA

[0084] In the present experiment, non-esterified conjugated linoleic acid in microcapsules is extracted and methylated by the method of Christie et al. The specific operations are as follows: first, 0.1 g of microcapsule powder is taken in 2 mL of deionized water, the mixture is mixed well, 8 mL of chloroform-methanol is added to the mixed solution (2:1, v/v), vortex is performed for 30 s, and the mixed solution is centrifuged (12000 g, 20 min). 2.5 mL of the centrifuged lower organic phase is sucked up using a syringe into a test tube. After blow-drying with nitrogen (37° C., 15 min), 1 mL of BF.sub.3-methanol solution is added to react for 10 min for methyl esterification. After the methyl esterification is complete, 2 mL of n-hexane is added to extract the conjugated linoleic acid methyl ester in the water phase. The extracted n-hexane containing conjugated linoleic acid methyl ester is washed for 2 times with 5 mL of deionized water to remove the remaining methanol and other substances. After excess water is absorbed with anhydrous sodium sulfate, the conjugated linoleic acid is to be tested.

[0085] The content of conjugated linoleic acid is tested using GC2010 PLUS gas chromatography. The chromatographic column adopts DB-WAX capillary column (60 m×0.32 mm, ID), the carrier gas is high-purity nitrogen, and the heating program of the chromatographic column is: after a constant temperature of 160° C. is kept for 3 min, the temperature is increased to 220° C. at a rate of 2° C./min, and kept at 220° C. for 20 min. Standard solutions of conjugated linoleic acid methyl ester of different concentrations are prepared, and a standard curve is made. The content of conjugated linoleic acid in the storage sample is determined through the peak area ratio, and the retention rate of conjugated linoleic acid during storage is calculated.

[0086] To better explain the disclosure, the disclosure will be further explained in detail below in conjunction with specific examples.

EXAMPLE 1

Preparation of Conjugated Linoleic Acid Spray-Dried Microcapsule Powder

[0087] 120 g of milk protein concentrate (MPC485) powder was accurately weighed and added in 880 g of deionized water to prepare a 12% protein solution. 0.02% of NaN.sub.3 was added, and the mixed solution was stirred overnight and fully hydrated, and then homogenized 3 times under a pressure of 30 MPa. 0 g, 1.5 g, 3 g, 3.5 g, 8 g and 16 g of cation exchange resin Amberlite SR1L Na were added to every 100 g of protein solution respectively, and the mixed solutions were stirred at 1500 rpm for 2 h to obtain a series of different pretreated MPC protein solutions (with the numbers of MPC0, MPC1, MPC2, MPC3, MPC4 and MPC5, and the determined decalcification rates of 0%, 14.0%, 27.6%, 28.0%, 45.2% and 59.2% respectively) for use.

[0088] Different proteins are accurately weighed and prepared into protein solutions with a mass concentration of 12%. Specifically, 120 g WPC (whey protein concentrates), MPC, WPI+SC (whey protein isolates WPI and sodium caseinate SC, the mixing ratio of the two proteins is 1:4, w/w), and pretreated MPC powders (MPC0, MPC1, MPC2, MPC3, MPC4 and MPC5) with the decalcification rates of 0%, 14.0%, 27.6%, 28.0%, 45.2% and 59.2% were weighed and added to deionized water respectively to prepare 12% protein solutions. 0.02% of NaN.sub.3 was added respectively, and the mixed solutions were stirred overnight and fully hydrated, and then homogenized 3 times under a pressure of 30 MPa for use.

[0089] The above solutions with a protein concentration of 12% were used as wall materials and added to conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) at the ratio of core material to wall material=1:8 (w/w). After uniform stirring, dispersion was performed by a high-speed shearing disperser for 2 min. The mixture was homogenized 3 times under a pressure of 30 MPa to obtain a uniform emulsion.

[0090] The prepared emulsion is spray-dried immediately, wherein the inlet temperature of spray-drying is 160° C., and by adjusting the flow of atomizing gas and the speed of a peristaltic pump, the outlet temperature is controlled unchanged at 80° C. The flow rate of the atomizing gas and the flow rate of the peristaltic pump were about 414 L/h and 13.3 mL/min, respectively. The freshly prepared microcapsules were collected in a waterproof aluminum foil bag, and stored in an ultra-low temperature refrigerator at −70° C. The samples were balanced in a silica gel drier for 2 h before use.

[0091] The appearance of the solutions (FIG. 1) and particle size distribution (FIG. 2) of the treated MPC are shown. Removal of calcium ions in the MPC solution will dissociate the colloidal calcium phosphate in the casein micelles, and the change of the colloidal calcium phosphate, which is the backbone of the micelles, will inevitably cause changes in the structure of the casein micelles. The appearance characteristics of the MPC solutions with different degrees of decalcification were described by taking pictures. FIG. 1 shows that when the decalcification rate increases from 0% to 28.0%, the MPC solutions gradually change from milky white to light yellow; and when the decalcification rate continues to rise to 59.2%, the MPC wall material solution is relatively clear, transparent and slightly yellow. The appearance pictures of the protein solutions preliminarily indicate that the higher the decalcification rate, the less micellar structure in MPC. The change of turbidity in the appearance of the decalcified MPC solutions preliminarily indicates the dissociation of the micellar structure in the solution. On the basis, the particle size and distribution of the decalcified MPC solution were tested, as shown in FIG. 2. When the decalcification rate is 0%, the particle size distribution of the protein in the MPC solution is mainly 80-450 nm. When the decalcification rate is 14.0%, the particle size distribution diagram of the decalcified MPC wall material solution has a new small peak around 45 nm, indicating that the micelles in MPC dissociate on a small scale at the time, and generate a part of casein micelle fragments. With further increase of the decalcification rate, the volume ratio of the small peak in the particle size distribution diagram of the decalcified MPC solution becomes larger and larger, indicating that the micelles further dissociate. When the decalcification rate is 59.2%, the particle size distribution of the MPC solution is mainly 20-100 nm, that is, most of the micelles have dissociated.

[0092] Optical microscope images and particle size distribution of different milk protein-conjugated linoleic acid emulsions, transmission electron microscope images of the emulsions, scanning electron microscope images of microcapsule powder obtained by spray-drying, as well as changes in the peroxide value (POV), change in the hexanal content, change in the CLA retention rate and the like of CLA in the microcapsule powder in the storage process were analyzed, and the results are shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 9.

[0093] Take the traditional milk protein wall materials of WPC (whey protein concentrates), and WPI (whey protein isolates)+SC (sodium caseinate) (without micellar structure) as a reference, the microencapsulation efficiency of untreated MPC is relatively low, and the microencapsulation efficiency of MPC-CLA prepared from treated MPC is improved to be comparable to that of traditional wall materials (Table 1). The particle size and distribution of the emulsion (FIG. 3A-FIG. 3H), the morphology of the emulsion (FIG. 4), and the morphology and internal structure of the microcapsule powder (FIG. 5A-FIG. 5D and FIG. 6A-FIG. 6D) show that: the presence of the casein micelle structure in MPC will increase the particle size of oil droplets in the emulsion, the corresponding microencapsulation efficiency decreases, oil distribution in the microcapsules is uneven, the surface of the powder has deep depressions, and there are many cracks and holes in the inner wall.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Microencapsulation efficiency (%) Water activity WPC 96.3 ± 1.0 0.209 ± 0.003 WPI + SC 95.6 ± 0.3 0.229 ± 0.005 MPC0 84.4 ± 0.5 0.237 ± 0.006 MPC1 92.1 ± 1.4 0.235 ± 0.002 MPC2 91.6 ± 1.9 0.228 ± 0.003 MPC3 91.7 ± 0.2 0.227 ± 0.002 MPC4 91.9 ± 1.1 0.228 ± 0.002 MPC5 93.2 ± 1.0 0.229 ± 0.001

[0094] Milk protein-CLA microcapsules will oxidize during storage. Specifically, when the microencapsulated CLA comes into contact with the air in the microcapsules and the air in the powders, the unsaturated fatty acid chains will interact with oxygen. The primary oxidation product, hydroperoxide, is formed first, and an increase in the peroxide value (POV) can be observed at the time. After a period of time, the hydroperoxide is further decomposed and transformed into aldehydes, ketones, acids and other volatile secondary oxidation products that cause abnormal flavor of a product. As a polyunsaturated fatty acid of the ω-6 series, CLA has a high content of hexanal in its secondary oxidation products, so the content of hexanal is often used to indicate the degree of secondary oxidation of CLA. Observed from the POV (FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B), after 45 days of storage at 35° C., the POV of CLA in the WPI+SC group increased first, then decreased, and then increased with the increase of storage time; and the POV was the highest on day 14, which was 27 meq/kg. The POV of CLA in the WPC group did not change much during the entire storage process, and was always within 20 meq/kg. In the MPC group, the POV of CLA increased first and then decreased, reached 146.1±9.0 meq/kg on the 7.sup.th day and stabilized at about 80 meq/kg after 30 days. The oxidation stability of CLA was improved by the microcapsules prepared from the treated MPC. When the decalcification rates were 14.0% and 28.0%, the initial POVs of CLA in the corresponding microcapsules were 18.2±3.5 meq/kg and 16.0±3.4 meq/kg respectively, which were lower than the initial POVs of the MPC group. However, the oxidation rate of CLA in these two groups was faster in the storage process, and the POVs after 7 days were as high as 102.0±1.7 meq/kg and 92.2±0.9 meq/kg, which were higher than those of the MPC group. After 30 days, the POV dropped to 50.9±4.0 meq/kg and 28.9±1.5 meq/kg respectively. The POV of CLA in the group with the decalcification rate of 45.2% was always lower than the POV of the control group in the storage process. The POV of CLA in the group with a decalcification rate of 59.2% was always at a relatively low level (approximately 40 meq/kg) within 30 days of storage.

[0095] Due to the contingency of the measurement points, the highest point in a POV histogram is not necessarily the point with the largest POV during storage, so the POV can only preliminarily reflect the oxidation of the microencapsulated CLA. Therefore, the hexanal content of CLA in the microcapsules during storage was also tested. Observed from the change of hexanal value (FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B), the initial hexanal contents of the WPC and WPI+SC groups were 9.9±0.1 mg/kg and 13.3±0.1 mg/kg respectively. With the increase of storage time, the hexanal contents of the WPC and WPI+SC groups increased to 25.1±0.7 mg/kg and 57.7±0.4 mg/kg respectively at the 30.sup.th day of storage. The hexanal content of the MPC group on the 45.sup.th day was 295.4±20.4 mg/kg, which was much higher than the hexanal content of CLA in the WPC and WPI+SC groups. The oxidation stability of CLA was improved by the microcapsules prepared from the treated MPC. The hexanal content of the groups with the decalcification rates of 14.0% and 28.0% was generally higher than that of the group with the decalcification rate of 0%, and increased first and then decreased with the increase of storage time. This may be due to further decomposition of hexanal at the late storage period, or may be due to volatilization of the hexanal from the microcapsules into the air in the storage process, which was not collected during the sampling process. The hexanal content of the groups with the decalcification rates of 45.2% and 59.2% has been increasing with time. In general, during most of the storage time, the hexanal mass contained in the CLA microcapsules prepared from the MPC with different decalcification rates is ranked as follows: 28.0% group>14.0% group>0% group>45.2% group>59.2% group.

[0096] The POV and the hexanal content can only indirectly reflect the degree of oxidation of CLA, and cannot intuitively indicate the change of the CLA content in the microcapsule powder in the storage process. In order to further clarify the influence of micellar structure on the oxidation stability of milk protein-CLA microcapsules, in the storage process, the content of two main CLA isomers (c9,t11 and t10,c12) in the MPC and WPI+SC groups were tested at selected points (days 0, 14, and 45). After comparing the isomer content with that in fresh purchased CLA, the isomer content is expressed in terms of retention rate (%) (FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B). The results showed that the oxidation rates of the two main CLA isomers, c9,t11 and t10,c12, were the same. The change in CLA content in the MPC group containing the micellar structure was quite different from that in the WPI+SC group not containing the micellar structure. On day 0, the retention rate of CLA in the microcapsules of the MPC group was 90.5%, but the retention rate of CLA in the WPI+SC group was 95.2%. After storage at 35° C. for 30 days, the retention rate of CLA in the MPC group dropped to 42.0%, while the retention rate of CLA in the WPI+SC group was still as high as 78.5±1.5% after storage for 45 days. The improvement of the retention rate of CLA by the microcapsules prepared from the treated MPC has also been confirmed. The retention rates of CLA on day 0 in the groups with decalcification rates of 14.0%, 28.0% and 59.2% were 91.1%, 95.3% and 98.6% respectively. The overall trend is that the higher the decalcification rate, the higher the retention rate of CLA in the fresh microcapsule samples, which may be related to the formation speed of microcapsule shell layers in the spray-drying process. The higher the degree of decalcification, the smaller the number of casein micelles with stronger hydratability in the MPC solution of the corresponding wall material, the faster the water evaporation and the formation of the microcapsule shell layer in the spray-drying process, and the denser the shell layer. Therefore, the contact time between the CLA inside atomized droplets and dry air with higher temperature is shorter, and the loss of CLA is less. The retention rates of CLA in the microcapsules of groups with the decalcification rates of 14.0%, 28.0% and 59.2% decreased to 64.0%, 56.5% and 84.4% respectively after storage for 7 days. The retention rates of CLA after storage for 30 days were 52.3%, 43.4% and 70.7% respectively.

[0097] It can be seen that in the storage process, the oxidation rate and degree of CLA in the MPC group microcapsules having the micellar structure are higher than those in the WPI+SC group without micellar structure. That is, the casein micelle structure affects the protective effect of MPC on the core material. Therefore, compared with traditional milk protein ingredients, if MPC is to be used as a market-competitive microencapsulation wall material, both the structure and performance of the MPC need to be further improved. After proper processing and treatment, the application characteristics of MPC as a microencapsulation wall material can be effectively improved, and the microencapsulation efficiency and protection of the physical and chemical stability of the core material are improved.