The in vitro digestion model developed by the INFOGEST international consortium is widely
used to simulate the physicochemical processes occurring inside the human gastrointestinal …

Application of bioactive phytochemicals in foods, supplements, and pharmaceuticals is often
limited because of their poor solubility, stability, and bioavailability. Phytochemical oral …

Consumers are increasingly interested in decreasing their dietary intake of animal-based
food products, due to health, sustainability, and ethical concerns. For this reason, the food …

Emulsion-based formulations are widely exploited in medicine, food and cosmetics, where
surfactants and emulsifiers play contrasting, but equally important roles. Both are able to …

Dietary fats and oils are an important component of our diet and a significant contributor to
total energy and intake of lipophilic nutrients and bioactives. We discuss their fate in a wide …

Carotenoid-enriched oil-in-water emulsions with different droplet sizes (small: d 43 0.72 μm;
medium: d 43 1.9 μm; large: d 43 15.1 μm) were subjected to simulated gastrointestinal …

The application of lycopene, a potent antioxidant, is limited because of its hydrophobic
nature and low chemical stability. To overcome this, different delivery systems, ie oil-in-water …

Background Functional foods are a fastest growing sector of the food industry. The
development of functional foods comprising omega-3 fatty acids and probiotic bacteria …

Delivery systems are needed to protect carotenoids in foods, but release them at an
appropriate location within the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). In this study, β-carotene was …

Lipophilic polyphenol compounds (LPCs) are claimed to exhibit a broad spectrum of
biological activities that may improve human health and wellbeing, including antioxidant …