Delivery of encapsulated bioactive compounds within food matrices to the digestive tract: recent trends and future perspectives

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2024-05-31
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Taylor and Francis Group
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Encapsulation technologies have achieved encouraging results improving the stability, bioaccessibility and absorption of bioactive compounds post-consumption. There is a bulk of published research on the gastrointestinal behavior of encapsulated bioactive food materials alone using in vitro and in vivo digestion models, but an aspect often overlooked is the impact of the food structure, which is much more complex to unravel and still not well understood. This review focuses on discussing the recent findings in the application of encapsulated bioactive components in fabricated food matrices. Studies have suggested that the integration of encapsulated bioactive compounds has been proven to have an impact on the physicochemical characteristics of the finished product in addition to the protective effect of encapsulation on the fortified bioactive compound. These products containing bioactive compounds undergo further structural reorganization during digestion, impacting the release and emptying rates of fortified bioactive compounds. Thus, by manipulation of various food structures and matrices, the release and delivery of these bioactive compounds can be altered. This knowledge provides new opportunities for designing specialized foods for specific populations.
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Food structure, bioactive compounds, encapsulation, food digestion, functional foods
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Qazi HJ, Ye A, Acevedo-Fani A, Singh H. (2024). Delivery of encapsulated bioactive compounds within food matrices to the digestive tract: recent trends and future perspectives.. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. Latest Articles. (pp. 1-22).
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