Abstract:In order to improve the stability and flavor release characteristics of mustard oil, three kinds of mustard oil (MO) microcapsules were prepared by complex coacervation method with beeswax (BW) as oleogelator, sodium octenylsuccinate (OSA) and whey protein (WP)/soy protein isolate (SPI)/chitosan (CS) as wall materials, respectively. The optimal pH value and composite ratio of OSA-WP/OSA-SPI/OSA-CS complex coacervates were determined by turbidity method and zeta potential method, which were 4.2/4.1/7.8 and 1:6/1:4/1:2, respectively. The FTIR results indicate that there is an electrostatic interaction between OSA-WP/OSA-SPI/OSA-CS molecules, forming complex coacervates. The results of thermogravimetric analysis showed that compared with OSA microcapsules, the mass loss temperature of OSA-WP/OSA-SPI microcapsules increased rapidly to 210 ℃, and the maximum mass loss temperature increased from 286 ℃ to 290 ℃ and 295 ℃, indicating that the microcapsules formed improved the thermal stability of mustard oil better. In addition, OSA-SPI microcapsules had the best embedding effect, and the retention rate of allyl isothiocyanate increased by 24.78% compared with OSA microcapsulesat 60 days. In this study, complex coacervation method was used to improve the mechanical properties of wall materials in microcapsules, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the stability and flavor release characteristics of microcapsules, which is conducive to expanding the application scope of mustard oil.