Polyphenols Microencapsulation
摘要
Valorization of polyphenols from agri-food wastes requires, after extraction and often concentration, further encapsulation, since polyphenols are sensitive to light exposure, heat treatment, and/or oxidation conditions. Water-in-oil-in-water (W1/O/W2) emulsions, where the inner water phase (W1) contains the polyphenols, enable to enhance their chemical stability when incorporated into a food matrix. Moreover, solid microcapsules can be produced from W1/O/W2 emulsions to facilitate dosage in industrial production. From the several existing methods to produce emulsions (e.g., high-pressure homogenization, rotor-stator homogenization, and ultrasonication), we thoroughly describe microporous emulsification. For producing solid microparticles, we explain a procedure based on spray drying.