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Morphology, Stability, and Application of Lycopene Microcapsules Produced by Complex Coacervation
Joint Authors
Rocha-Selmi, Glaucia A.
Grosso, Carlos R. F.
Favaro-Trindade, Carmen S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The interest in lycopene has increased in recent years due to studies that associate it with the reduction in risk of developing cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
However, due to its high degree of unsaturation, this carotenoid is inclined to isomerize and oxidize during processing and storage, making it difficult to use in the food industry.
Microencapsulation can improve this situation, increasing its stability and making incorporation into food formulations possible.
Thus, the aim of this study was to microencapsulate lycopene by complex coacervation using gelatin and gum Arabic as the encapsulating agents.
The microcapsules were evaluated based on the encapsulation efficiency and their morphology and then submitted to a stability test and applied in cake making.
Most of the systems studied presented spherical microcapsules with defined walls.
The encapsulation efficiency values were above 90%, and the average diameter of the capsules ranged from 61 to 144 μm.
The stability test showed that microencapsulation offered greater protection to the lycopene as compared to its free form.
The application of nonfreeze dried coacervated microcapsules in cake making was satisfactory, but the color transference was low when freezedried coacervated microcapsules were used.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rocha-Selmi, Glaucia A.& Favaro-Trindade, Carmen S.& Grosso, Carlos R. F.. 2013. Morphology, Stability, and Application of Lycopene Microcapsules Produced by Complex Coacervation. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rocha-Selmi, Glaucia A.…[et al.]. Morphology, Stability, and Application of Lycopene Microcapsules Produced by Complex Coacervation. Journal of Chemistry No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rocha-Selmi, Glaucia A.& Favaro-Trindade, Carmen S.& Grosso, Carlos R. F.. Morphology, Stability, and Application of Lycopene Microcapsules Produced by Complex Coacervation. Journal of Chemistry. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-513409
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-513409