Spray-Dried Probiotic Microencapsulation Using Hazelnut Protein Modified by High-Pressure Homogenization: Microcapsule Properties, Thermal Stability, In Vitro Gastrointestinal Resilience, and Storage Stability

Aug 2026

Curdlan as a heat-irreversible gel wall material in electrostatic spray-dried solid/oil/water probiotic microcapsules: Thermal resistance and storage stability.

In this study, to develop a robust probiotic delivery system, high molecular weight 1,3-β-D-glucan curdlan gum (CUR) was employed as a functional wall material. It was combined with whey protein isolate and high oleic sunflower oil to prepare solid/oil/water (S/O/W) emulsion microcapsules using electrostatic spray dryi...

Xiaobing Liu, Zhiqiang Liang, Jiarui Li et al. · International Journal of Bio... · 0 citations

Oct 2026

Formulation and characterization of a corn starch-soy protein isolate coacervate for encapsulation of fennel essential oil and its application in the pre-velveting of chicken cubes.

Pre-velveting foods suffer from significant flavor loss and limited shelf life during storage, motivating a demand for multifunctional starch-based carriers. To address this, corn starch (CS)-soy protein isolate (SPI) coacervates with varying CS ratios were fabricated to encapsulate fennel essential oil (FEO), yielding...

Hengpeng Wang, Yang Meng, Yiwei Jin et al. · Food Research International · 0 citations

Open access Aug 2026

Protease-assisted microencapsulation of carvacrol in pea protein systems for enhanced and durable antibiofilm activity

Developing dry antimicrobial delivery systems that combine bioactive protection with biofilm-matrix disruption remains a major challenge. Building on a previously established protease-modulated pea protein isolate (PPI)-carvacrol nanoemulsion system, this study developed protease-assisted microcapsules designed to pres...

Jun Ji, N. Chihib, Géraldine Agusti et al. · Current Research in Food Sci... · 0 citations

Open access Jul 2026

Spray-Dried Microencapsulation Improves Stability and Bioaccessibility of Microbial Carotenoids Applied in Gelatin Gummies

Carotenoids are natural pigments with provitamin A activity and antioxidant properties; however, their application in foods is limited by their high sensitivity to light, oxygen, and temperature, resulting in low stability and carotenoid release during simulated digestion. In addition, information regarding the use of...

Patrícia Griep, Naiara Hollerwerger, Lucas Henrique do Nascimento et al. · Food Biophysics · 0 citations

Open access Jul 2026

Influence of Gum Arabic and Maltodextrin on the Performance of Biopolymer Microencapsulation for Tithonia diversifolia Extract: Efficiency and Release Kinetics

Sustainable biopolymer-based carriers are increasingly utilized to protect phytochemicals and control their release. This study compares gum Arabic (GA) and maltodextrin (MD) as wall materials for spray-dried microencapsulation of Tithonia diversifolia leaf extract. Optimal conditions differed for each polymer: GA micr...

Nabila Almayda, Sri Wardhani, M. Masruri et al. · Indonesian Journal of Chemis... · 1 citation

Jul 2026

Preparation and application of bio-based degradable films loaded with Litsea Cubeba essential oil microcapsules for the preservation of refrigerated sea bass (Lateolabrax maculatus).

This study developed Litsea cubeba essential oil (LCEO) microcapsules (LWM) incorporated into chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol (CP) films to create active composite packaging (CPM), with their physicochemical properties and preservative effects on refrigerated sea bass systematically evaluated. SEM confirmed that LCEO was ef...

Shuting Liu, Jing Xie, Weiqing Lan · Food Chemistry · 0 citations