Pectin is a structural heteropolysaccharide found ubiquitously in terrestrial plants. It finds
diverse food applications such as that of a gelling agent, stabilizer, and fat replacer. In the …

From the past few decades, consumers' demand for probiotic-based functional and healthy
food products is rising exponentially. Encapsulation is an emerging field to protect probiotics …

The administration of probiotic bacteria as nutraceuticals is an area that has rapidly
expanded in recent years, with a global market worth $32.6 billion predicted by 2014. Many …

Background Alginate has become one of the most important natural ingredients widely used
in encapsulation and controlled-release systems for food ingredients, bioactive compounds …

This book covers the formation, properties, characterization, and application of different
kinds of colloidal delivery systems that can be utilized within the food industry, including …

Probiotics exhibit many health benefits and a great potential for broad applications in
pharmaceutical fields, such as prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal tract diseases …

Microencapsulation involves coating or entrap** of a core material with a polymeric
material to generate microspheres in the size range of 1–1000μm. This versatile technology …

The present study highlights the fabrication of novel food-grade hydrogel particles based on
pectin and starch for probiotic colon delivery. Lactobacillus plantarum ATCC: 13643 (L …

Hydrogels are important functional materials with a myriad of potential applications. As the
chemically stable and interlocked polymeric network retains vast amounts of water without …

The encapsulation of model oil in Ca-alginate beads using high oil loading was studied. It
was found that the alginate concentration, oil volume fraction and alginate type each have a …