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A one\u2010pot antisolvent evaporation method was proposed to yield water\u2010dispersible and nutritional corn protein heteroprotein nanoparticles with quinoa protein isolate and low\u2010methoxyl pectin (LMP).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Sunflower head pectin (SHP) was the optimum LMP species and mixture pH\u20097.0, evaporation temperature 50\u2009\u00b0C, and initial total solid concentration 8.0\u2009g\u2009kg\n                      <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                      yielded homogeneous nanoparticle dispersions; furthermore, the addition of 1.0\u2009g\u2009kg\n                      <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                      hydroxypropyl\u2010\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010cyclodextrin effectively masked the undesirable odor without affecting the formation of corn protein\/quinoa protein\/SHP heteroprotein nanoparticles (CD\u2010CQP\u2010HNPs). The suspension could be spray\u2010dried to yield mild yellow powders with a protein content of 75.36% and particle size of 421.83\u2009nm. The nanoparticles were spheric with dents on their surfaces and SHP distributed across the nanoparticles instead of a core\u2013shell structure. CD\u2010CQP\u2010HNPs exhibited improved essential amino acid index of 0.87 compared with 0.84 of CGM and excellent dispersibility as evidenced by a contact angle of 34.5\u00b0, wetting time of 43.58\u2009s, and solubility of 90%. The nanoparticle suspension could be stored at 4\u2009\u00b0C for 3\u2009days, 25\u2009\u00b0C for 1\u2009day, or in 0.2\u2009mol\u2009L\n                      <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                      NaCl (pH 3.0\u20137.0, 20\u201350\u2009\u00b0C) for 3\u2009h without visible aggregation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The current one\u2010pot procedure could yield corn protein heteroprotein nanoparticles with good water dispersibility and improved amino acid composition by simple rotatory evaporation and spray drying and have potential in the industrial utilization of CGM. \u00a9 2026 Society of Chemical Industry.<\/jats:p>\n                  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