摘要 |
According to the present invention hydrocolloid compositions are provided comprising anionic polysaccharides as well as an amount of peptide material. These hydrocolloid compositions can suitably be used to gel and/or viscosify aqueous systems. Interactions between said anionic polysaccharides and said peptides in aqueous systems result in cross-linked polymer networks. According to the present invention the peptides are typically obtained by hydrolysing protein compositions and optionally subsequently isolating or purifying a cationic fraction therefrom. The use of the present gelled and/or viscosified aqueous systems in e.g. foodstuffs, beverages, encapsulates and pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic compositions are disclosed herein. |