Volume 18, Issue 121 (2022)                   FSCT 2022, 18(121): 325-334 | Back to browse issues page


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Rostamabadi H, Sadeghi Mahoonak A, Ghorbani M, Allafchian A. A systematic investigation of β-carotene-loaded quince seed mucilage nanoemulsions. FSCT 2022; 18 (121) :325-334
URL: http://fsct.modares.ac.ir/article-7-32370-en.html
1- Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Gorgan University of agriculture and natural resources, Gorgan, Iran.
2- Associate professor, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Gorgan University of agriculture and natural resources, Gorgan, Iran , sadeghiaz@yahoo.com
3- Associate professor, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Gorgan University of agriculture and natural resources, Gorgan, Iran
4- Assistant professor, Research Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract:   (1896 Views)
β-carotene, the most popular member of carotenoids with pro-vitamin A function, plays an important role in prevention of different disorders such as cancer, type 2 diabetes, and cardio-vascular diseases. Nanoencapsulation is one of the most effectual techniques for the incorporation of β-carotene into the food formulations in order to improve its antioxidant activity and physicochemical stability. In this study, quince seed mucilage was used as the aqueous phase of carotenoid emulsions. In order to attain a deep understanding of β-carotene loaded nanoemulsions, the impact of different β-carotene concentrations on physicochemical characteristics of produced emulsions (i. e. zeta potential, particle size, electrical conductivity, dynamic rheological properties, surface tension, and antioxidant activity) were investigated. The results revealed that increasing the β-carotene concentration would result in an increase in viscosity, droplet size, antioxidant activity, and zeta potential of produced nanoemulsions. While a reverse trend was observed in the case of electrical conductivity. Generally, the results indicated that the anionic quince seed mucilage effectively improved the β-carotene physicochemical stability. 
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Article Type: Original Research | Subject: Nanotechnology in the food industry (nanoparticles, nanocapsulations, nanomolies, etc.)
Received: 2019/04/27 | Accepted: 2019/12/29 | Published: 2022/03/7

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