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Arrington: Slow-roasted carrots can act as an emulsifier for vegan mayo

Nyesha Arrington · Comfort Food, Climate, and the Future of Our Plates · Aug 3, 2023 · at 29:02

Chef Nyesha Arrington explains culinary techniques on the a16z Cultural Leadership Fund panel, highlighting how vegetables can replace traditional emulsifiers like egg yolks.

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“You could literally do the same thing with slow roasting a carrot, and emulsifying some Dijon mustard and oil into the same thing, and having a vegan carrot mayo.”

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Slow-roasted carrots can function as an emulsifier base when combined with Dijon mustard and oil to create a vegan mayonnaise.

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Assessment

While isolated carrot pectins show minor surface-active properties in laboratory settings, food chemistry and culinary science classify whole roasted carrot purée primarily as a thickener, texturizer, and flavor base rather than an emulsifier base. When blended with oil and acid, carrot purée relies on continuous-phase viscosity and mechanical suspension from insoluble fiber to hold oil droplets, rather than functioning as a true surfactant-driven emulsifying agent. In a carrot-mustard-oil blend, the emulsifying function comes from the Dijon mustard, while the carrot provides bulk viscosity. No culinary science literature or standard culinary testing confirms that roasted carrot purée acts as a stable emulsifier base for mayonnaise.

Standard culinary chemistry classifies whole carrot purée primarily as a thickener, texturizer, and flavor base relying on mechanical suspension and viscosity rather than primary emulsification.
No published culinary science literature or standardized culinary testing confirms that roasted carrot purée acts as a stable emulsifying agent base capable of holding a mayonnaise emulsion.
Commercial vegan condiments using carrot ingredients utilize proteins or gums as structural emulsifiers, treating carrot purée as a flavor/color additive.

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[1] youtube.com [2] nih.gov [3] researchgate.net [4] keypublishing.org [5] nih.gov [6] lovingitvegan.com [7] youtube.com [8] csic.es

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