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Omega-3 nanoencapsulation: casein nanoparticles

Aug 25, 10

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:...

Proteins as ideal encapsulation systems

Jun 25, 10

Posted by admin in Functional foods

Following the present trend to replace synthetic ingredients with natural ones, biopolymers are an interesting alternative to synthetic polymers used as micro and nano-encapsulation systems. In particular, proteins are very promising as carriers of nutraceuticals due to several reasons. Proteins possess unique functional properties,...