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Zein Colloidal Particles and Cellulose Nanocrystals Synergistic Stabilization of Pickering Emulsions for Delivery of β-Carotene

Journal

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 69, Issue 41, Pages 12278-12294

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c07800

Keywords

Pickering emulsion; beta-carotene; zein colloidal particle; cellulose nanocrystals; particle-particle complex interface; in vitro digestion

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [31871842]

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This study used different types of particles to stabilize beta-carotene-loaded Pickering emulsions, resulting in improved physical and photothermal stability. By adjusting the mass ratio and addition sequence of distinct particles at the interface, the bioaccessibility of beta-carotene ranged from 9.14% to 27.25%. The Pickering emulsion with the novel particle-particle complex interface was designed for enhanced stability, delayed lipolysis, or sustained nutrient release in foods and pharmaceuticals.
In this study, we utilized different types of particles to stabilize beta-carotene-loaded Pickering emulsions: spherical hydrophobic zein colloidal particles (ZCPs) (517.3 nm) and rod-shaped hydrophilic cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) (115.2 nm). Either of the particles was incapable of stabilizing Pickering emulsions owing to their inappropriate wettability. When the mass ratio of ZCPs and CNCs was 1:4, the Pickering emulsion showed the best physical and photothermal stability. Compared to the ZCP-stabilized Pickering emulsion (9.29%), the retention rate of beta-carotene in the Pickering emulsion costabilized by ZCPs and CNCs was increased to 60.23% after 28 days of storage at 55 degrees C. Confocal microscopy and cryoscanning electron microscopy confirmed that different types of particles could form a multilayered structure or induce the formation of an interparticle network. Furthermore, the complexation of ZCPs and CNCs delayed the lipolysis of the emulsion during in vitro digestion. The free fatty acid (FFA) release rate of Pickering emulsions in the small intestinal phase was reduced from 19.46 to 8.73%. Accordingly, the bioaccessibility of beta-carotene in Pickering emulsions ranged from 9.14 to 27.25% through adjusting the mass ratio and addition sequence of distinct particles at the interface. The Pickering emulsion with the novel particle-particle complex interface was designed in foods and pharmaceuticals for purpose of enhanced stability, delayed lipolysis, or sustained nutrient release.

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