Background Aiming at the enhancement of food products' nutritional and health value, the
incorporation of nutraceuticals has attracted increasing interest in the last years. However …

Due to its abundance in nature and low cost, starch is one of the most relevant raw materials
for replacing synthetic polymers in a number of applications. It is generally regarded as non …

Microbeads are used in personal care and cosmetic products (PCCPs) but are produced
from nondegradable materials. Biodegradable polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) has been …

High-solid chitosan matrices were prepared to investigate the effect of their swelling on
structural relaxation and glass transition. Degree of crosslinking in genipin-crosslinked …

Vitamin E (VE) exerts promising antioxidant activities against free radicals. However, its
therapeutic efficacy and practical application are greatly restricted as a result of poor …

Highland barley starch (HBS), as a carbohydrate shell material with excellent performance
in microcapsule applications, has rarely been reported. In the present study, three different …

Delivery of techno-and bio-functionality in all-natural processed foods is an area of steadily
increasing fundamental and technological interest. One of the main aspects in this field is …

Vitamins are responsible for providing biological properties to the human body; however,
their instability under certain environmental conditions limits their utilization in the food …

Despite the remarkably high antioxidant activity of tocopherols, their applications in the food
industry are limited because of their instability under various conditions. Complexes of α …

Nutraceuticals are considered a cross between pharmaceuticals and nutrition, having health-
promoting properties beyond essential nutrition. It is also known as functional foods …