Background The current relevance of functional foods in human health and well-being has
led to an increased interest in developing new types of oral administration systems for …

Over the years, probiotics have been extensively studied within the medical, pharmaceutical,
and food fields, as it has been revealed that these microorganisms can provide health …

Food protein-derived bioactive peptides are recognized as valuable ingredients of functional
foods and/or nutraceuticals to promote health and reduce the risk of chronic diseases …

Micro-and nanoencapsulation is an emerging technology in the food field that potentially
allows the improvement of food quality and human health. Bio-based delivery systems of …

Health issues are an emerging concern to the world population, and therefore the food
industry is searching for novel food products containing health-promoting bioactive …

Cinnamon is renowned worldwide for its beneficial health-promoting properties. However,
its application in the food industry faces significant challenges due to chemical instability …

Milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) is a complex trilayer structure present in mammalian
milk and is mainly composed of phospholipids and proteins (> 90%). Many studies revealed …

In recent years much attention has been focused on using lipid carriers as potential delivery
systems for bioactive molecules due to their favorable properties such as high …

In this work, electrospinning and electrospraying techniques were used to encapsulate the
sensitive bioactive compounds of a saffron extract (ie picrocrocin, safranal, and crocin) using …

Consumers search for food with functional characteristics beyond its nutritional properties.
Thus, the concept of functional food has become a hot topic, allowing us to obtain additional …