Molecular interactions and thermal stability of betacyanins encapsulated with hydrocolloids: A combined DFT and experimental study.
This study investigated betacyanin stabilization from red dragon fruit peel using integrated computational and experimental approaches. HPLC identified betanin and phyllocactin as primary components. Density Functional Theory (DFT) screened molecular interactions, identifying sodium alginate (SA) and low-methoxyl pecti...