Advances on alginate use for spherification to encapsulate biomolecules

C Bennacef, S Desobry-Banon, L Probst, S Desobry - Food Hydrocolloids, 2021 - Elsevier
Spherification methods to produce particles of millimetric size are detailed in this review,
especially for encapsulation purpose and using alginate. Therefore, alginate properties and …

Digestibility, bioaccessibility and bioactivity of compounds from algae

M Demarco, JO de Moraes, ÂP Matos… - Trends in Food Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Algae are aquatic organisms rich in several biocompounds, and major ones are
proteins and amino acids, carbohydrates and polysaccharides, lipids and fatty acids …

Recent advances in the preparation, characterization, and food application of starch-based hydrogels

C Cui, Y Jia, Q Sun, M Yu, N Ji, L Dai, Y Wang… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although synthetic polymer hydrogels have excellent mechanical properties, they are not
easily degraded, are toxic, and easily cause environmental pollution. Therefore, starch …

Green double crosslinked starch-alginate hydrogel regulated by sustained calcium ion-gluconolactone release for human motion monitoring

C Su, D Li, L Wang, Y Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Ionically conductive hydrogels can be used to produce wearable devices because of their
mechanical flexibility and intelligent sensing. However, utilizing petrochemical or synthetic …

Interactions between sorghum starch and mushroom polysaccharides and their effects on starch gelatinization and digestion

J Tu, B Adhikari, MA Brennan, P Cheng, W Bai… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed at gaining insight into the mechanism of interactions between sorghum
starch and mushroom polysaccharides (MPs) obtained from three cultivars Lentinula edodes …

Effects of jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus L.) non-starch polysaccharides with different molecular weights on structural and physicochemical properties of jicama starch

J Huang, M Yu, S Wang, X Shi - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
Jicama, Pachyrhizus erosus L., is a kind of widely cultivated but underutilized crop across
the world. It contains considerable amounts of starch and non-starch polysaccharides …

Multi-scale structure, rheological and digestive properties of starch isolated from highland barley kernels subjected to different thermal treatments

H Wang, Y Li, L Wang, L Wang, Z Li, J Qiu - Food Hydrocolloids, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal treatment has been used to modify starch properties, but few studies pay attention
to the change in highland barley starch (HBS) under the whole kernel treatment. The …

In vitro gastrointestinal digestion and fermentation models and their applications in food carbohydrates

H Ji, J Hu, S Zuo, S Zhang, M Li… - Critical reviews in food …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Food nutrients plays a crucial role in human health, especially in gastrointestinal (GI) health.
The effect of food nutrients on human health mainly depends on the digestion and …

Properties of film-forming emulsions and films based on corn starch/sodium alginate/gum Arabic as affected by virgin coconut oil content

M Xiao, B Tang, J Qin, K Wu, F Jiang - Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 2022 - Elsevier
The effects of virgin coconut oil (VCO) contents (10%, 30%, 50%, and 70%, based on the
mass of gum Arabic) on the properties of the emulsions and the films of corn starch/sodium …

Protection and targeted delivery of β-carotene by starch-alginate-gelatin emulsion-filled hydrogels

KCG Silva, G Feltre, MD Hubinger, ACK Sato - Journal of Food Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Encapsulation systems present the potential to protect bioactive compounds and may
promote targeted delivery to the gastrointestinal tract. In this study, β-carotene was …