The high prevalence of chronic illnesses, including cancer, diabetes, obesity, and
cardiovascular diseases has become a growing concern for modern society. Recently …

Today, the usage of natural additives in the food matrix has increased. Natural antimicrobial
compounds include peptides, enzymes, bacteriocins, bacteriophages, plant extracts …

Background Probiotics are live microbial supplements known for its health benefits.
Consumption of probiotics reported to improve several health benefits including intestinal …

From the past few decades, consumers' demand for probiotic-based functional and healthy
food products is rising exponentially. Encapsulation is an emerging field to protect probiotics …

Nanoparticles are structures that possess unique properties with high surface area-to-
volume ratio. Their small size, up to 100 nm, and potential for surface modifications have …

The development of plant protein-based delivery systems to protect and control lipophilic
bioactive compound delivery (such as vitamins, polyphenols, carotenoids, polyunsaturated …

Vitamins are essential nutrients involved in a wide range of biological functions in the
human body. Since vitamins are required for optimal metabolism, development, and …

Probiotics, with their associated beneficial effects, have gained popularity for the control of
foodborne pathogens. Various sources are explored with the intent to isolate novel robust …

The application of probiotics is limited by the loss of survival due to food processing, storage,
and gastrointestinal tract. Encapsulation is a key technology for overcoming these …

Probiotics are used as potential constituents in functional foods and their demand is
increasing due to their health benefits. However, to endure the probiotics in intestinal transit …