Recent developments in nanoformulations of lipophilic functional foods

Gye Hwa Shin, Jun Tae Kim, Hyun Jin Park

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    Abstract

    Recently, nutraceuticals have great attention due to their excellent functional properties for health promotion and disease prevention. Especially, lipophilic materials could give various health benefits such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, and even anti-cancer effects. However, there are some limitations to apply them into food system and oral administration due to their poor water solubility, low oral absorption, and poor bioavailability which are pivotal issues to overcome for lipophilic nutraceuticals. In this review, various nanoformulations have been introduced with their advantages and disadvantages, including those that can enhance solubility and bioavailability of bioactive compounds.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)144-157
    Number of pages14
    JournalTrends in Food Science and Technology
    Volume46
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015 Jan 15

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This research was supported by the International Research & Development Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) of Korea (Grant number: NRF-2012K1A3A1A20031356 ).

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.

    Keywords

    • Functional foods
    • Inclusion complex
    • Nano-carrier system
    • Nanoemulsions
    • Nanoliposomes
    • Nanostructured lipid carriers
    • Nanosuspensions
    • Nutraceuticals
    • Polymeric nanoparticles
    • Protein-based carriers
    • Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems
    • Solid lipid nanoparticles

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biotechnology
    • Food Science

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