Background Bioactive compounds possess plenty of health benefits, but they are chemically
unstable and susceptible to oxidative degradation. The application of pure bioactive …

Enzymes are widely used in industry due to their high efficiency and selectivity. However,
their low stability during certain industrial processes can result in a significant loss of …

Spray‐drying is a popular and well‐known “drying tool” for engineers. This perspective
highlights that, beyond this application, spray‐drying is a very interesting and powerful tool …

The use of natural food ingredients has been increased in recent years due to the negative
health implications of synthetic ingredients. Natural bioactive compounds are important for …

Alginates are the most widely used natural polymers in the pharmaceutical, food and
cosmetic industries. Usually, they are applied as a thickening, gel-forming and stabilizing …

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 …

Natural bioactive compounds (BCs) are types of chemicals found in plants and certain foods
that promote good health, however they are sensitive to processing and environmental …

Alginate-based formulations have shown desirable functional characteristics for probiotic
encapsulation. However, current technologies used to produce these formulations are …

Aims This study examines microencapsulation as a method to enhance the stability of
natural compounds, which typically suffer from inherent instability under environmental …

Carvacrol is a natural phenolic compound that has received great attention for its high
antimicrobial activity. However, the applications of this compound are limited due to its high …