Food Hydrocolloids for Health最新文献

This research aimed to develop banana inflorescence purees and the recipes suitable for individuals with dysphagia. The effects of hydrocolloids (modified tapioca starch; MTS, gum acacia; GA, xanthan gum; XG, carboxymethyl cellulose; CMC, gelatin; GEL) and freeze-thaw cycles (first and second cycle) on the qualities of purees were investigated. Banana inflorescences served as a good choice for preparation of purees that complied to “Level 4 Pureed Food for Adults” as examined by the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) methods. During the freeze-thaw cycles, the qualities of the purees degraded. The control sample (puree without hydrocolloid) failed the IDDSI tests when subjected to the second freeze-thaw cycle. Utilizing XG and CMC enhanced the quality and extended the shelf life. However, the effects of hydrocolloids were dependent on types and concentrations used. Some hydrocolloids, such as GA and GEL, have been discovered to be unsuitable. The recipes, including Massaman curry with chicken, Tom-yum soup, and galangal coconut soup with chicken, were successfully prepared from pureed banana inflorescences (with XG). All recipes adhered to the IDDSI guidelines for “Level 3 Liquidized Food for Adults”. The finding in this study demonstrated the balance between safety and palatability of purees specially prepared as dysphagia diets.

Keeping in view inherent wound healing potential of moringa gum (MG), in present research, it has been applied in development of hydrogel wound dressings encapsulated with antibiotic drug ciprofloxacin for better wound care .The copolymeric hydrogels were characterized by SEMs, AFM, FTIR, XRD, ¹³C NMR, TGA and DSC. SEM, AFM and XRD demonstrated porous morphology with rough surface having amorphous state of copolymers. Hydrogel dressings absorbed 7.71± 0.06 g/g simulated wound fluid to maintain moist wound surrounding. The diffusion of ciprofloxacin was non Fickian type from copolymer. They also exhibited mucoadhesive (3.15 ± 0.67 N s work of adhesion) and antioxidant (91.44 ± 2.89% scavenging in DPPH assay) properties. Dressings were permeable to H₂O, O₂ and impermeable to microbes. These characteristic properties of hydrogel dressings revealed that dietary fiber moringa gum could be applied as wound dressing materials for better wound health.

The study's goal was to develop chrono modulated pulsatile tablets of methylphenidate hydrochloride with an extended-release pattern in the morning and an immediate burst release in the afternoon for exaggerated symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder match the circadian rhythm of disease, where high levels of l-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) are observed in the afternoon, necessitating higher drug concentrations. The core tablets were made with Kollidon CL-SF as a super disintegrant at 4% and 8% concentrations, with microcrystalline cellulose PH 102 (Pharma grade) and Ludipress as diluents.

The core tablets were then compress coated with a slow-release component blend containing different grades of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) at various concentrations of HPMC E50, HPMC E15M, or HPMC E4M, as well as 4% Ethocel. Among all formulations, the F10 formulation containing HPMC E50 at 70% showed the best drug release, with 60% of the dose released slowly over 4 h, followed by an immediate burst of the remaining 40% at the 5th hour. The effect of different diluents on in vitro drug release kinetics and in vitro dissolution studies were performed for all formulations, and A1 formulation containing Cellactose-80 as a diluent showed the best results, with results matching the circadian variations in the disease condition.

The protein hydrolysate that contains bioactive peptides of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) skin collagen with antioxidant activity has been successfully studied by using in silico and in vitro assays. We found that using the in silico assessment, the antioxidant peptides can be found from the precursor (type I α1 and α2 collagen of yellowfin tuna). Applying papain as a protease will also provide the greatest degree of hydrolysis for antioxidative peptides. The highest peptide rank peptides sequence such as Pro-Trp-Gly (PWG), Pro-His-Gly (PHG), His-Leu (HL), Ile-Arg (IR), Ala-His (AH), Glu-Leu (EL) that predicted using papain in silico. Molecular docking analysis showed all peptides derived from yellowfin tuna have hindered the substrate to access the active site of myeloperoxidase (MPO). Interestingly, the substitution of the amino acid from His (PHG, 7.1 kcal/mol) to Trp (PWG, 8.0 kcal/mol) has increased the affinity of the peptide towards MPO. They have antioxidative activities used in silico approach to MPO enzyme. We also confirm the in vitro assays for the protein hydrolysate after proteolysis using papain. The concentration and hydrolysis time will give influence the degree of hydrolysis, and antioxidant activities (P < 0.05). In conclusion, hydrolysate protein of type I α1 and α2 collagen from yellowfin tuna produced by papain hydrolysis has the potential to be used in food, active packaging material until health applications..

The functional performance of emulsified delivery systems depends on the nature of the ingredients, emulsifier type, bioactive compound, droplet volume fraction, and interfacial tension between the oil and aqueous phases. In this context, this study evaluated the effect of β-carotene incorporation in oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions with different volume fractions of the dispersed phase (20, 40 and 60%) assessing the characteristics and in vitro digestibility of these emulsions, using palm or sunflower oil as the oil phase. The presence of the bioactive compound did not influence the rheological behavior of the emulsions, which presented Newtonian fluid behavior. However, emulsions showed higher mean droplet size with adding β-carotene and increasing the O/W ratio. In general, systems with a higher O/W ratio (40:60 and 60:40) showed excellent kinetic stability due to the limitation of droplet movement caused by the high viscosity, regardless of the oil type. Overall, palm oil emulsions showed better characteristics as delivery systems, such as smaller droplet size, better stability, and less color change after 7 days of storage than sunflower oil emulsions. Furthermore, a higher release of free fatty acids from palm oil emulsions was observed, indicating a more significant action of lipase and bile salts at the droplet interface during in vitro digestion. However, sunflower oil emulsion showed a higher bioaccessibility of β-carotene than those incorporated in palm oil one since the fat crystal network inside the palm oil droplets slowed down the β-carotene diffusion from the droplet core to the interface during the digestion process.

The climacteric nature of tomatoes results in the rapid deterioration of the fruit which in turn reduces the shelf-life. Herein, the role of N,N,N-trimethyl chitosan zinc oxide nanoparticles (NTMC-ZnONPs) and the additive advantage in the quality and/or shelf-life extension of post-harvested tomato fruits was investigated. NTMC-ZnONPs was synthesized through green reduction of zinc salt in the presence of clean hydrogen gas and water-soluble N,N,N-Trimethyl chitosan as a stabilizing agent. The UV–Vis spectroscopic measurement shows that NTMC-ZnONPs exhibit a strong surface plasmon resonance at 360 nm which is true for ZnONPs. The detailed characterization of NTMC-ZnONPs confirmed the formation of ZnONPs with an average particle size of 37.6 nm. Furthermore, varied concentrations of NTMC-ZnONPs were applied by dipping unblemished tomato fruit in the solution of NTMC-ZnONPs for 60 s and thereafter stored in a plastic container. Physicochemical quality parameter data of the NTMC-ZnONPs-treated tomato fruit were collected, namely: color, total suspended solids (TSS), vitamin C, lycopene, pH, β-carotene, shelf life, and firmness. NTMC-ZnONPs were found to significantly improve the fruit firmness, color, β-carotene content, shelf-life, and taste of tomato fruit while the TSS was found to increase as ripening progresses. Therefore, this study ascertains the applicability and/or suitability of green NTMC-ZnONPs in the enhancement of fruit quality when coated with NTMC-ZnONPs during storage.

This study describes the potential of nanoencapsulation of curcumin using the oil-in-water emulsion electrospraying technique. Whey protein was used as wall material, coconut oil was substituted as carrier material for curcumin and the emulsion was prepared at 1:200 and 1:500 core-to-wall (curcumin: whey protein) ratios through high-speed homogenization. Encapsulated micro and nanoparticles were produced by spray drying and electrospraying techniques, respectively, and the influence of both encapsulation processes and core-to-wall ratios on the physicochemical and functional stability of encapsulated curcumin was studied. At the 1:500 core-to-wall ratio, the resulting electrosprayed particles showed a smooth spherical shape with size in the nanoscale range (∼371 nm). Electrosprayed particles with a 1:500 core-to-wall ratio exhibited higher encapsulation efficiency with ∼88% retention of curcumin, around 1.08-fold higher than spray dried particles. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy study explained the interactions of whey protein with coconut oil containing curcumin through hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions. Interactions had a positive impact on the stability of encapsulated curcumin during simulated gastric and intestinal conditions. Solubility of the curcumin was enhanced in all encapsulated particles as observed through dissolution studies; in particular, electrosprayed particles showed higher dissolution behavior as compared to spray dried particles. Electrosprayed curcumin nanoparticles with a 1:500 core-to-wall ratio showed significant protection against degradation of curcumin under simulated gastric and intestinal conditions and had higher bioaccessibility (∼83%) than other formulations. Thus, the proposed study explains a promising strategy for the production of nanoencapsulated particles with enhanced stability of curcumin, and the results of this work can be extended to functional food applications.

The study of lipid digestion has increased in recent years in order to elucidate how lipolysis can be controlled as this knowledge can aid to design healthier emulsified foods. Most of the works have attributed the decrease of the extent and rate of lipolysis of protein stabilized emulsions to droplet coalescence during the gastric phase causing a decrease of the interfacial area available for the reaction. Despite the crucial role of BS in lipids digestion, only few works have attributed a decrease of lipolysis to BS-emulsifiers interactions occurring both, at the interface, or in the bulk phase. The present work focuses in understanding the way in which a model milk protein as β-lactoglobulin (βlg), used as emulsifier, interacts with BS micelles under in vitro gastroduodenal conditions, modifying their capacity to solubilize the products of lipolysis and verify if this phenomenon is reflected in the kinetics of lipolysis of olive or chia oil in water emulsions.

This work shows that the presence of βlg promotes the bioaccessibility of healthy oils such as olive oil or chia oil, which are sources of bioactive fatty acids. The mechanism involved is mediated by the interaction of the BS micelles with the peptides originated from the gastroduodenal proteolysis of the protein. As a result of this interaction, mixed micelles with a much higher capacity to solubilize the lipolysis products are formed. Therefore the lipolysis can proceed at the highest rate for a longer time.

The encapsulation and release of bioactive compounds obtained from by-products are aspects of exponential boom for several decades, as it seeks to maintain or enhance their activity. A double emulsion (W₁/O/W₂) was developed with mango seed extract (MS) 'Ataulfo', said extract contains gallic acid and pentagalloyl glucose as major compounds (80.16%). The double emulsion was subjected to release kinetics for 3 h in phosphate buffer (pH 6.9), presenting a release constant (k) of 35,350 ± 6,031 μg/mL/min, in addition to antioxidant capacity by the DPPH and FRAP method of 168,663 ± 4,273 and 39,718 ± 1,019 mMol/g of double emulsion respectively at 120 min of kinetics, the time of 120 min was determined as the latency time (l). The release behavior corresponds to zero-order kinetics since the release of the extract remains constant until the minimum concentration is reached to exert the antioxidant capacity mentioned above. The mechanism of release of the SM extract contained in the double emulsion is governed by diffusion (Fickian behavior), this was determined thanks to the equations of the Korsmeyer-Peppas mathematical model, obtaining a regression adjustment (R²) of 0.9252 for said model and R² of 0.8126 for zero-order kinetics. The double emulsion was added to a mango peel drink formulation, to which the antitopoisomerase activity was determined in strains of S. cerevisiae (JN394 and JN362a), however, no inhibitory activity was presented towards any strain. The cyclooxygenase inhibition (COX) assay was performed on the 120-minute released fraction and the MS extract, showing that this fraction only showed 18.97% inhibition in COX-II, however, the SM extract obtained an inhibition percentage of 38.14% in COX-II.