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showed 271 ml/g. All modified chitoisan samples did not show any significant difference among<br />

themselves at pH 8.0. At pH 10.0, DMPCA (362.4 g/ml) showed the highest EC value among<br />

our <strong>chitosan</strong> samples, followed by DCMPA (334.8 ml/g) <strong>and</strong> DMCPA (328.3 ml/g), but lower<br />

than all controls. However, the overall pH results indicated that DMPCA <strong>and</strong> DMCPA enhanced<br />

emulsion capacity more than other modified <strong>chitosan</strong> samples.<br />

Del Blanco et al. (1999) stated that the degree <strong>of</strong> deacetylation is a determining factor in<br />

the emulsifying <strong>properties</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>chitosan</strong>, <strong>and</strong> <strong>chitosan</strong> with intermediate DD is a less effective<br />

emulsifier while <strong>chitosan</strong> with higher DD tends to produce poor emulsification. The optimum<br />

%DD <strong>of</strong> <strong>chitosan</strong> for sunflower oil emulsification is 81 <strong>and</strong> 89. In our study, the DD <strong>of</strong> samples<br />

ranged from 68% to 73% yet they still had an affect on emulsion. Comparing our modified<br />

<strong>chitosan</strong> samples to commercial samples (Figure 8), Vanson75 showed high emulsion capacity at<br />

pH 4.0 with 258.9 ml/g compared with our highest DMPCA at 253.5 ml/g. At pH 6.0, Vanson75<br />

had an EC <strong>of</strong> 136.3 ml/g compared to 126.3 ml/g <strong>of</strong> DMPCA. Similarly, Sigma91 showed high<br />

EC at pH 10.0 with 396.8 ml/g, compared to 362.4 ml/g <strong>of</strong> DMPCA. Control - 1 <strong>and</strong> 2 showed<br />

similar pattern but had lower EC than our modified <strong>chitosan</strong>s.<br />

4.14 Emulsion Capacity Me<strong>as</strong>urement with Different Concentrations <strong>of</strong> Chitosan<br />

For comparison <strong>of</strong> the emulsion capacity <strong>as</strong> affected by different concentrations <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>chitosan</strong>, the pH <strong>of</strong> the solution w<strong>as</strong> unadjusted with a range <strong>of</strong> 3.8 <strong>and</strong> 4.0. The solution<br />

consisting <strong>of</strong> 9ml <strong>of</strong> 1% acetic acid + 38 ml <strong>of</strong> 1% soy protein solution without <strong>chitosan</strong> w<strong>as</strong><br />

used <strong>as</strong> the control. The effect <strong>of</strong> <strong>chitosan</strong> at different concentrations (0.1%, 0.5%, <strong>and</strong> 1.0%) on<br />

the emulsion capacity <strong>of</strong> soy protein w<strong>as</strong> evaluated with the five process modified <strong>crawfish</strong><br />

<strong>chitosan</strong> samples - DCMPA, DMCPA, DMPCA, DMPAC, <strong>and</strong> DPMCA, <strong>and</strong> two commercial<br />

samples Vanson75 <strong>and</strong> Sigma91, <strong>and</strong> the control (Figure 9). Due to its viscosity, the<br />

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