Chapter 15: Delivery Systems to Enhance the Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability of Bioactive Factors Check Access

There has been an emerging interest in the development of well-designed particle-based delivery systems to encapsulate and protect bioactive factors before they are introduced into the final food products, which can improve the physicochemical and sensory properties and health benefits of the encapsulated bioactive factors and enhance their applicability in food formulations. This chapter highlights the main challenges associated with simple incorporation of bioactive factors into food systems and provides an overview of the most promising particle-based delivery systems that can be used to improve the bioaccessibility and bioavailability of bioactive factors for commercial food applications. The characterization and functional evaluation methods for particle-based delivery systems are also discussed.