Affiliation:
1. Sphera Encapsulation SRL Villafranca di Verona Verona 37062 Italy
2. Department of Biotechnology University of Verona Verona 37134 Italy
Abstract
SummaryAstaxanthin (ASX) is a carotenoid characterised by numerous health‐promoting properties but biased by scarce chemical stability. Our aim was to microencapsulate ASX through ionic gelation to improve its stability and bioaccessibility, evaluating the performance of low‐methoxyl pectin (LMP) and chitosan, besides the most common alginate. Three formulations were tested: 3% pectin (Pec), 3% pectin + chitosan shell (PecChi) and 1.5% alginate—1.5% LMP + chitosan shell. The results showed that chitosan deposited onto PecAlChi and PecChi beads improved particle sphericity and limited oil oxidation during processing. PecAlChi provided the highest encapsulation efficiency (87%) and bioaccessibility (58%). The stability test at 65°C × 24 days showed different polymer‐dependent degradation kinetics, with PecChi providing the highest stability (48%). In conclusion, encapsulation performance strongly depended on the chitosan shell and the gelling polymers. This suggests that tuning the alginate/pectin ratio may lead to the best compromise between stability and bioaccessibility.
Funder
Regione del Veneto
Università degli Studi di Verona
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Food Science
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7 articles.
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