Microencapsulation in Food Chemistry

Microencapsulation of natural food colourants

Carotenoids, anthocyanins, and chlorophylls are used as natural food colourants in the food industry. Microencapsulation is a technology that is used for the protection, stabilization, and the slow release of core materials. There are several techniques and wall materials that are available for microencapsulation of natural food colourants to overcome their instability, solubility, and handling...

Challenges in Food Chemistry

Changes in Developed Societies In the course of the twenty-first century, the developed societies have to face various challenges, which are complemented with challenges to all scientific disciplines dealing with food and nutrition. First of all, demographic changes will lead to an increasing percentage of the elderly, who require foods different to those of other parts of the population. As se...

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Food Physical Chemistry and Biophysical Chemistry

Food physical chemistry is considered to be a branch of Food chemistry [1] [2] concerned with the study of both physical and chemical interactions in foods in terms of physical and chemical principles applied to food systems, as well as the applications of physical/chemical techniques and instrumentation for the study of foods.[3] [4] [5] [6] This field encompasses the "physiochemical principle...

Microencapsulation of Citrus grandis peel oil using interfacial precipitation chemistry technique for repellent application

Essential oil of Citrus family plant is known to have repellent effect against mosquito. Unfortunately, due to its high volatility effect, its repellency effect was compromised. The incorporation of essential oil in a microencapsulation formulation has been shown to help improve the stability and potency of the repellent. In this study, Citrus grandis peel oil (CGPO) was encapsulated by using t...

Food Carbohydrate Chemistry

The reactions of sugars that are critical in food science applications can be organized into a few general types of reactions that are heavily influenced by pH. Although there are a few exceptions, most of these reactions occur under the relatively mild conditions that prevail during processing and storage. This chapter will not address reactions of chemical synthesis and sugar structure proof....