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. 2022 Feb 18;11(4):594. doi: 10.3390/foods11040594

Table 2.

The emulsifying property of plant proteins reported in published works using different methods. (a) The emulsifying activity (%) is the ratio of the height of the emulsified layer to the height of total contents in the tube, and the emulsifying stability (%) is the ratio of the height of emulsified layer after being heated at 80 °C for 30 min to the height of the emulsified layer before heating. (b) Pearce and Kinsella’s method of emulsifying activity index and emulsifying stability index.

(a)
Protein Type Protein *
Content (%)
Emulsifying
Activity (%)
Emulsifying
Stability (%)
References
Mungbean protein isolate 81.5 63.2 62.8 [18]
Pea protein isolate 83.6 21.0 43.2 [19]
Green mung bean protein isolate 84.7 62.0 53.0 [22]
Mungbean protein isolate 85.5 41.1 45.5 [19]
Soybean protein isolate 86.0 74.5 81.2 [18]
Pigeon pea protein isolate 86.9 73.0 71.0 [22]
Grass pea protein isolate 87.5 87.5 29.8 [23]
Yellow lentil protein isolate 87.8 72.0 64.0 [22]
Commercial soy protein isolate 88.6 54.0 49.0 [22]
Chickpea protein isolate 89.1 66.0 53.0 [22]
Pea protein isolate 89.2 76.0 62.0 [22]
Yellow mung bean protein isolate 90.0 62.0 53.0 [22]
Cowpea protein isolate 91.0 69.0 61.0 [22]
White lentil protein isolate 91.2 68.0 67.0 [22]
Soy protein isolate 92.4 71.0 70.0 [22]
Grass pea protein isolate 92.5 35.8 28.7 [23]
(b)
Protein Type Protein Content * (%) Emulsifying Activity Index (m2/g) Emulsifying Stability Index (Min) Reference
Akkus bean N/A 22.0 164.2 [21]
Gembos bean N/A 19.9 60.1 [21]
Simav bean N/A 21.6 135.4 [21]
Hinis bean N/A 15.6 60.5 [21]
Bombay bean N/A 19.6 62.3 [21]
Chickpea 63.9–76.5 5.7 19.70 [14]
Soybean 72.6–87.6 43.4–44.2 25.0–86.0 [41]
Green lentil 74.7–81.9 37.2–44.5 11.0–86.8 [41]
Red lentil 78.2–82.7 5.1 19.2 [14]
Green lentil 79.1–88.6 5.0 17.8 [14]
Pea 80.6–89.0 31.1–39.1 11.0–11.3 [16]
Pea 81.1–88.8 42.73–42.9 10.9–12.4 [41]
Chickpea 81.6–85.4 33.8–47.9 10.9–82.9 [41]
Faba 82.0–84.1 37.1–44.3 11.0–62.4 [41]
Pea 84.90 4.6 18.0 [14]
Kidney bean 90.8–94.7 21.3 46.0 [61]
Kidney bean 92.5 23.7 30.9 [30]
Pea 92.8 13.1 78.1 [61]

* All reported on dry basis except [18,19] are not reported while [30,41] are reported on wet basis. N/A = not available.