Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
Vol 21, No 6 (2021)

Utilization of Corn Oil through Water Degumming Process for Lecithin Emulsifier Production

Fahmi Arifan (Department of Industrial Chemical Engineering Technology, Vocational School, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia)
Muhammad Kelvin Nandita (Department of Industrial Chemical Engineering Technology, Vocational School, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia)
Enrico Fendy Sapatra (Department of Industrial Chemical Engineering Technology, Vocational School, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia)
Salsabila Salsabila (Department of Industrial Chemical Engineering Technology, Vocational School, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. H. Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Central Java, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Nov 2021

Abstract

Lecithin is an emulsifier that plays an active role in reducing surface tension in making emulsions. The production of lecithin from other vegetable oils allows the use of other types of vegetable oil as a source of lecithin production to replace soy-based oil, which has begun to be used as a bioenergy raw material. This study aims to find an alternative source of new lecithin derived from corn oil by knowing the characteristics of lecithin and applied to mayonnaise. The resulting lecithin was used in mayonnaise with a 2 factorial randomized block design method consisting of 3 levels. Based on the results obtained, the characteristic of corn oil lecithin is that the largest content is hexadecanoic acid which is 44.79%, and the strongest vibration band is CH2 vibration with stretching modes of symmetry and asymmetry at 2922 and 2853 cm–1 and the terminal CH3 group in the 1374 cm–1. L3C3 treatment was the best result with 60% fat content, 4% emulsion stability, 2.12 cP viscosity, and 1.42 × 10–3 N/m surface tension and organoleptic showed a preference value, namely color 4.4 (like), taste 3.2 (sufficient like), smell 4 (like), and texture 3.80 (like it).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijc

Publisher

Subject

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Chemistry

Description

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry is an International, peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, as well as short communication in all areas of chemistry including applied chemistry. The journal is accredited by The Ministry of Research, Technology ...