Characterization of milk fat (MF) microstructure at different
length scales is important in the description and understanding
of its function and importance in various food products. Having a
view of the MF structure at all length scales allows for a comprehensive
explanation of the effects of composition and different
processing conditions on the structure and overall quality of MFcontaining
products. Previous work on USAXS have identified milk
fat – crystalline nanoplatelets (MF-CNPs) as having smooth surfaces
(Peyronel, Ilavsky, Pink, & Marangoni, 2014), however, visualization
of CNPs using Acevedo and Marangoni (2010)’s technique
was not performed. In this article therefore, a comprehensive
description of the nanoscale structure of MF is provided through
the extraction and image analysis of MF-CNPs and relating the
results with X-ray scattering experiments.