Hard capsule has received high demands not only in the pharmaceutical industry but also in
food, cosmetics, and personal care applications. Current hard capsule made from gelatin …

Vegetarian hard capsule has attracted surging demand as an alternative to gelatin;
however, only few have been commercialized. Carrageenan extracted from seaweed has …

Polysaccharides are sustainable, renewable, and eco-friendly polymeric carbohydrate
macromolecules consisting of long chains of different monosaccharide units …

This study aimed to evaluate and compare the quality of κ‐carrageenan obtained from tissue‐
cultured and field‐cultured K appaphycus alvarezii. Carrageenan properties including yield …

Phycocyanin is a blue color pigment which can be extracted from Spirulina sp. makes it
potential to use as an alternative natural dye in the food product. The aim of this research …

Seaweed Kappaphycus alvarezii previously known as Eucheuma cottonii is one of the best
sources of kappa carrageenan and is cultivated in Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and …

Phycocyanin as a source of natural blue dye is unstable to light, temperature, and pH during
processing and storage. Microencapsulation is used to protect phycocyanin from external …

The aim of this study was to compare the physical characteristics of phycocyanin
microcapsules (F) from Spirulina sp. with different coating materials, such as κ-Carrageenan …

Phycocyanin is natural blue colorant which easily damages by heat. The inlet temperature of
spray dryer is an important parameter representing the feature of the microcapsules. The …

Carrageenan from seaweed tends to be brittle in the formation of hard capsules. In this
study, a carrageenan-based biocomposite was synthesized to provide an alternative to …