Rambutan is a popular fruit widely cultivated in South East Asia. Rambutan seed is a by-product in canned fruit industry. The seed is rich in oil content. Rambutan seed oil contained high level of unsaturated fatty acids which are highly susceptible to microbiological, chemical and biochemical deteriorations. Oil microencapsulation is a popular method to prevent the change of oil quality during...

This review focuses on health beneficial aspects of omega-3 fatty acids and microencapsulation technologies to prevent oxidation and off flavour formation in foods. The paper is broadly divided thematically in three sections. First section of this review discusses the biochemistry of omega-3 fatty acids, their classification and formation of off flavours due to oxidation of omega-3 fatty acids....

High oxidative capacity of polyunsaturated fatty acid rich oils is the main problem with their dietary application. The main objectives of this study were to determine the effects of different encapsulants and oil loading levels on nutritive value, fatty acid profile, and oxidative stability of microencapsulated fish oil powders. Four types of wall materials [glucose syrup and maltodextrin base...

Omega-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs), especially long-chain eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) fatty acids, exert a strong positive influence on human health. At present, fish oil is the major source of omega-3. EPA and DHA are highly susceptible to lipid oxidation Lipid oxidation of fish oil and other PUFA-rich foods is a serious problem that often leads to loss of she...

Many oil seeds contain the necessary fatty acids i.e polyunsaturated (PUFAs) like omega-3 and omega-6. These PUFAs are oxidation-prone. Before being applied to or added as a value food products, need be protected, hence this is accomplished by microencapsulation. This review provides comprehensive overview of different types PUFA rich their benefits in human health. Health benefit pufa include ...

The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of inlet air temperature and emulsion composition (total solid content and oil concentration), as well as its associated properties (viscosity and droplet size), on the microencapsulation of flaxseed oil by spray drying, using gum Arabic as wall material. Coarse emulsions were prepared by blending the flaxseed oil and the gum Arabic solut...

Microencapsulation is a technology that has shown significant promise in biotherapeutics, and other applications. It has been proven useful in the immobilization of drugs, live mammalian and bacterial cells and other cells, and other biopharmaceutics molecules, as it can provide material structuration, protection of the enclosed product, and controlled release of the encapsulated contents, all ...

Omega-3 oil from fish can be stabilised against oxidation using a variety of microencapsulation technologies. Complex coacervation has been used and found to be commercially useful for fortifying foods and beverages with long-chain omega-3 containing oils. Here we report a comparative human bioavailability study of microencapsulated omega-3 fish oil and standard fish-oil soft-gel capsules. Phos...