Consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the impact of their dietary choices on the
environment, animal welfare, and health, which is causing many of them to adopt more plant …

There is growing interest in the production of foods and beverages with nutrient and
nutraceutical profiles tailored to an individual's specific nutritional requirements. In principle …

The supplementation of plant-based foods and beverages with bioactive agents may be an
important strategy for increasing human healthiness. Numerous kinds of colloidal delivery …

Highlights•There have been rapid advances in edible colloidal delivery systems (CDS) for
bioactives.•Bioactive-loaded CDS are being fabricated from natural plant-based …

There has been a surge of interest in the development of nanoscale systems for the
encapsulation, protection, and delivery of lipophilic nutrients, vitamins, and nutraceuticals …

The design and development of nanoparticle‐and microparticle‐based delivery systems for
the encapsulation, protection, and controlled release of active agents has grown …

Food nanotechnology is an emerging and rapidly evolving field that encompasses an
extremely broad range of disciplines and has found various applications in different food …

Highlights•Advances in food nanotechnology present many novel nanostructured bioactive
delivery systems.•SLNs, NLCs, nanoliposomes, protein co-assemblies, nanofibers …

Background There is increasing demand from consumers for more natural foods with
potential health benefits. The marine environment is an abundant source of potentially …

The improved understanding of the connection between diet and health has led to growing
interest in the development of functional foods designed to improve health and wellbeing …