[HTML][HTML] Encapsulation of carotenoids as food colorants via formation of cyclodextrin inclusion complexes: A review

CA Fuenmayor, OG Baron-Cangrejo… - Polysaccharides, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of natural carotenoids as food colorants is an important trend of innovation in the
industry due to their low toxicity, their potential as bio-functional ingredients, and the …

Nanodispersions of beta-carotene: effects on antioxidant enzymes and cytotoxic properties

F Rocha, LY Sugahara, FV Leimann, SM de Oliveira… - Food & function, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Beta-carotene is a carotenoid precursor of vitamin A, known for its biological activities. Due
to its high hydrophobicity, nanonization processes, ie the transformation into nanoparticles …

Nanoemulsions for delivery of flavonoids: formulation and in vitro release of rutin as model drug

AS Macedo, S Quelhas, AM Silva… - Pharmaceutical …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the present study is to design and characterize a rutin-loaded nanoemulsion (RT-
NE) and determine the release profile of the drug in vitro. RT-NE was prepared by a high …

Innovative functional nanodispersion: Combination of carotenoid from Spirulina and yellow passion fruit albedo

PQM Bezerra, MFR de Matos, IG Ramos… - Food Chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
The nanoencapsulation of carotenoids is presented as a positive alternative to broaden the
application of these pigments in the food industry. In this study, we investigated the use of …

Essential oil from Pterodon emarginatus as a promising natural raw material for larvicidal nanoemulsions against a tropical disease vector

AE Oliveira, DC Bezerra, JL Duarte, RAS Cruz… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
The oleoresin obtained from fruits of Pterodon emarginatus was previously subjected to
development of larvicidal nanoemulsions. To our knowledge, no efforts aiming at developing …

[PDF][PDF] Physical characteristics of nanoemulsion from chitosan/nutmeg seed oil and evaluation of its coating against microbial growth on strawberry

R Horison, FO Sulaiman, D Alfredo… - Food Res, 2019 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
The objectives of this research were to characterize nanoemulsion from chitosan/nutmeg
seed oil and to evaluate its coating on fresh strawberry which stored at 10oC for 5 days. The …

Preparation of aqueous nanodispersions with annatto (Bixa orellana L.) extract using an organic solvent-free and low energy method

APR Bitencourt, JL Duarte, AE Oliveira, RAS Cruz… - Food chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The seeds of Bixa orellana L. is widely used in food industry as a natural colorant. A major
technological challenge for its utilization on aqueous food products is the low water …

Structural characterization of β-carotene-incorporated nanovesicles produced with non-purified phospholipids

M Michelon, RA Mantovani… - Food research …, 2016 - Elsevier
The technical feasibility of obtaining β-carotene-incorporated phospholipid nanovesicles
using non-purified soybean lecithins was studied. For this purpose, three lecithin-types were …

Formulation of β-carotene with poly-(ε-caprolactones) by PGSS process

E de Paz, Á Martín, CMM Duarte, MJ Cocero - Powder Technology, 2012 - Elsevier
β-carotene is one of the most common pigments in nature. β-carotene formulations provide
protection against oxidation and degradation processes. They are very attractive as natural …

Development and characterization of hydrogels based on natural polysaccharides: Policaju and chitosan

PAG Soares, AI Bourbon, AA Vicente… - Materials Science and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The development of hydrogels based on natural polysaccharides was investigated by
preparing mixtures of policaju/chitosan at weight ratios of 1: 4 and 2: 3. Utilizing dynamic …