Following the development of the encapsulation of docosahexaenoic acid with β-Lg, a whey protein, research was conducted in the Israel Institute of Technology to study the encapsulation of that same hydrophobic nutraceutical with casein protein.
Caseins comprise about 80% of cow-milk proteins and consist of four main proteins:...
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Polyphenolic compounds are a heterogeneous group of molecules that are found in higher plants, which present multiple phenolic functionalities in their structure. Flavonoids and caffeoyl derivatives are the main polyphenols found in mate tea.
Flavonoids
Flavonoids are a broad class of low molecular weight, secondary plant phenolics...
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Yerba mate tea or mate is an herbal tea beverage widely consumed in South American countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, where it has indeed a profound cultural significance. It is prepared as an infusion of dried leaves of Ilex paraguariensis, and the infusion may be consumed at hot temperatures and also with...
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The enrichment of clear beverages poses the challenge of maintaining sensory properties such as transparency and avoiding turbidity. These properties may be improved by the use of nanoparticles, due to their particle size of 100 nm or even less.
In fact, a recent study presented by the University of Tennessee suggests that whey...
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Numerous studies have shown the health benefits of essential omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA), such as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6). The trend for reduction of fat consumption calls for the enrichment of non-fat or low-fat foodstuffs with such essential nutraceuticals. New technologies need to be developed so that,...
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The increase in the demand for low-fat or fat-free products, together with the rising number of studies that show the beneficial health effects of omega-3 fatty acids, have led to the development of different techniques that allow the enrichment of non-fat foods and beverages with this PUFA. However, the main difficulties for the...
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