Background The growing awareness of functional food products for imparting potential
health benefits has focused on the co-encapsulation of probiotic bacteria with bioactive …

Gut microbiota dynamically participate in diverse physiological activities with direct impact
on the host's health. A range of factors associated with the highly complex intestinal flora …

Background Proteins and polysaccharides are the most abundant biomaterials and often
present together in food and biological systems. The exploitation of protein-polysaccharide …

Probiotic foods are reported to provide several health benefits, as they help in maintaining a
good balance and composition of intestinal flora, and increase the resistance against …

Gelatin is one of the most versatile natural biopolymers widely used in pharmaceutical
industries due to its biocompatibility, biodegradability, low cost and numerous available …

The development of a suitable technology for the production of probiotics is a key research
for industrial production, which should take into account the viability and the stability of the …

The administration of probiotic bacteria as nutraceuticals is an area that has rapidly
expanded in recent years, with a global market worth $32.6 billion predicted by 2014. Many …

In the recent past, there has been a rising interest in producing functional foods containing
encapsulated probiotic bacteria. According to their perceived health benefits, probiotics …

Milk proteins are natural vehicles for bioactives. Many of their structural and
physicochemical properties facilitate their functionality in delivery systems. These properties …

Casein is the collective name for a family of milk proteins. In bovine milk, casein comprises
four peptides: α S1, α S2, β, and κ, differing in their amino acid, phosphorus and …