RT Journal Article T1 Evaluation of gels made with different commercial pea protein isolate: Rheological, structural and functional properties A1 Moreno Conde, Helena María A1 Domínguez-Timón, Fátima A1 Díaz Díaz Chirón, María Teresa A1 Pedrosa, Mercedes A1 Borderías, Javier A1 Tovar, Clara AB The gelling of two commercial pea protein isolates (PPI) at 20% and 23% PPI concentration, and the effect of microbial transglutaminase (-0- and -5- U/g protein), were analysed. The final aim was to get PPI gels with textural properties enough to make meat and seafood analogues. The first PPI (-A-), was made by alkaline solubilization and isoelectric precipitation from pea flour. The second one (-B-), was obtained by aqueous dispersion of the pea flour and concentration of the soluble protein. The water and oil holding capacities of PPI-A suggested a higher degree of protein denaturation which was assessed by Dynamic thermo mechanical analysis (DMTA) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). FTIR data showed lower intermolecular β-sheet aggregates in PPI-B gels than in PPI-A. This result was consistent with the reticulated and well-interconnected network from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of PPI-B gels in line with the higher strain amplitude (γmax), and the lower loss factor (tanδ) in PPI-B gels vs PPI-A gels. The MTGase enzyme significantly improved the structural quality of the PPI-B gels (high Q-factor) at 20% and 23% PPI. For all these reasons PPI B is more suitable for achieving consistent gels as bases for meat and seafood analogues. PB Elsevier SN 0268-005X YR 2020 FD 2020 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97990 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97990 LA eng NO Moreno, Helena M., et al. «Evaluation of Gels Made with Different Commercial Pea Protein Isolate: Rheological, Structural and Functional Properties». Food Hydrocolloids, vol. 99, febrero de 2020, p. 105375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2019.105375. NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) DS Docta Complutense RD 9 abr 2025