Chocolate as carrier to deliver bioactive ingredients: Current advances and future perspectives

P Faccinetto-Beltrán, AR Gómez-Fernández… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Consumer demand for healthier foods with improved taste and convenience has urged the
food industry to develop functional foods added with bioactive ingredients that can …

A review on modelling of viscoelastic contact problems

D Wang, G de Boer, A Neville, A Ghanbarzadeh - Lubricants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Approaches to solving viscoelastic problems have received extensive attention in recent
decades as viscoelastic materials have been widely applied in various fields. An overview of …

Fabrication of novel hybrid gel based on beeswax oleogel: Application in the compound chocolate formulation

ZB Ghorghi, S Yeganehzad, MA Hesarinejad… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hybrid gels (HGs) are double-component systems resulting from the combination of oleogel
and hydrogel. The ratio of hydrogel to oleogel is one of the most effective parameters on the …

Bigels as novel carriers of bioactive compounds: Applications and research trends

B Hashemi, E Assadpour, SM Jafari - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
Bigels have drawn more attention recently than other carriers because of their improved
storage stability and potential for longer intestinal release. Due to their poor solubility, quick …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the effect of recent reformulation strategies on the crystallization behaviour of cocoa butter and the structural properties of chocolate

H Ewens, L Metilli, E Simone - Current Research in Food Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Chocolate is a complex soft material characterized by solid particles (cocoa powder, milk
solid particles and sugar crystals) dispersed in a crystallized fat matrix mostly composed of …

Characterization of caseinate-pectin complex coacervates as a carrier for delivery and controlled-release of saffron extract

F Ardestani, A Haghighi Asl, A Rafe - Chemical and Biological …, 2024 - Springer
In this work, microcapsules were developed by the complex coacervation of sodium
caseinate and pectin as a carrier for saffron extract. Parameters such as Zeta potential …

The effect of composition on the rheological behavior of commercial chocolates

C Vásquez, G Henríquez, JV López, EK Penott-Chang… - LWT, 2019 - Elsevier
A detailed rheological study was performed on four commercial chocolate samples
containing similar solids particle sizes. Two dark chocolates with different cocoa content, a …

Physical stability of chestnut lily beverages (CLB): Effects of shear homogenization on beverage rheological behavior, particle size, and sensory properties

Y Cui, J Liu, S Han, P Li, D Luo, J Guo - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The processing parameters have a crucial influence on the stability and sensory quality of
beverages. The focus of this study is to observe the rheological behavior, particle size …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal and rheological study of artificial and natural powder tabletop sweeteners

N da Silva Santana, CG Mothé, MN de Souza… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tabletop sweeteners play an essential role in calorie-restricted and low-sugar diets. Thus,
this work aims to characterize by thermal analysis, SEM, and rheology, powder tabletop …

Physicochemical properties and sensory acceptability of a next-generation functional chocolate added with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and probiotics

P Faccinetto-Beltrán, AR Gómez-Fernández… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, a milk chocolate formulation was developed to serve as vehicle of Omega-3
(ω3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and probiotics (L. plantarum 299v and L …