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. 2019 Jul 13;11(7):1591. doi: 10.3390/nu11071591

Table 1.

Advances in combinations of wall materials and technologies for the microencapsulation of probiotic microorganisms.

Wall Materials Encapsulation Technology Microorganism References
Whey Agglomeration/Spray-drying Saccharomyces boulardii [167]
Whey Protein isolate/Gum Arabic Complex coacervation Lactobacillus paraplantarum, Lactobacillus paracasei [168]
Soy protein isolate (SPI) and high methoxy pectin (HMP) Complexation Lactobacillus delbrueckii [169]
Carboxymethyl-cellulose and chitosan Crosslinking Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG [158]
Cellulose and chitosan Crosslinking Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG [170]
Aguamiel, Ag, or sweet whey, SW, as inner aqueous phase Double emulsion Lactobacillus plantarum [171]
Alginate Dual aerosol Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM [172]
Alginate and Maltodextrin Dual aerosol/freeze drying or spray drying Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM [173]
Whey protein concentrate and pullulan Electrospinning Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bb12 [174]
Alginate and acidified zein Electrospraying Lactobacillus acidophilus [175]
Alginate–human-like collagen Electrostatic droplet generation Bifidobacterium longum BIOMA 5920 [176]
Alginate-gelatin and MgO Electrospraying Pediococcus pentosaceus [177]
Ca-alginate Electrospraying Lactobacillus plantrarum [178]
Ca-alginate and chitosan Electrospraying Lactobacillus plantrarum [179]
Whey protein isolate Electrospraying Lactobacillus plantrarum [180]
Whey protein isolate/whey protein isolate and inulin/whey protein isolate and inulin and persian gum Εlectrospraying/freeze drying/spray drying Lactobacillus rhamnosus ATCC 7469 [181]
κ-carrageenan Emulsification, freeze-drying or extrusion Lactobacillus plantarum [182]
Alginate Emulsification/internal gelation Bifidobacterium bifidum F-35 [183]
Alginate and pectin and gelatin Emulsion Lactobacillus plantarum [184]
Chickpea protein–alginate Emulsion Bifidobacterium adolescentis [185]
Casein, native whey and/or denatured whey proteins Emulsion Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG [186]
Aluminum carboxymethyl cellulose–rice bran Emulsion Lactobacillus reuteri [187]
Na- alginate (Al), alginate/1% gellan gum alginate/gum Arabic External ionic gelation Lactobacillus plantarum DKL 109 [188]
Na-alginate Extrusion Lactobacillus paracasei LAFTI® L26, Lactobacillus acidophilus Ki, Bifidobacterium animalis BB-12, Lactobacillus casei -01 [189]
Na-alginate and chitosan Extrusion Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum G4 [190]
Na-alginate and fructo-oligosaccharides Extrusion Lactobacillus casei LC-01 and Lactobacillus casei BGP 93 [191]
Alginate-whey protein Extrusion Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus [192]
Alginate coated with chitosan and gelatin Extrusion Lactobacillus plantarum TN9Lactobacillus plantarum TN9 [193]
Legume protein isolate–alginate Extrusion Bifidobacterium . adolescentis [194]
Carrageenan-locust bean gum coated milk microspheres Extrusion Lactobacillus bulgaricus [195]
Alginate–milk Extrusion Lactobacillus bulgaricus [196]
Alginate (ALG) and alginate-psyllium (ALG-PSL) Extrusion Lactobacillus acidophilus [197]
Alginate/chitosan/alginate Extrusion Lactobacillus salivarus [198]
Alginate-skim milk Extrusion Lactobacillus reuteri DPC16 [199]
Alginate–chitosan Extrusion Enterococcus faecium MC13 [200]
Whey protein isolate Extrusion Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG [201]
Pea protein isolate–alginate Extrusion Bifidobacterium adolescentis [202]
Na-alginate Extrusion/emulsion Bifidobacterium. longum [164]
Na-alginate coated with starch and chitosan Extrusion Lactobacillus acidophilus [157]
Sweet whey and shellac Fluidized bed microencapsulation Lactobacillus reuteri [203]
Gelatin and gum Arabic Freeze drying Bifidobacterium lactis [204]
Na-alginate, gellan gum and skim milk powder Freeze drying Lactobacillus kefiranofaciens M1 [205]
Sugarcane bagasse (SB) and sodium alginate (naa) Immobilization/extrusion Lactobacillus rhamnosus NRRL 442 [206]
Pectin coated with whey protein heat treated or without heat treatment Ionotropic gelation and electrostatic interactions Lactobacillus acidophilus La5 [207]
Chitosan and carboxymethyl cellulose Layer by layer Lactobacillus acidophilus [208]
Chitosan and dextran sulfate Layer-by-layer technique (lbl) using oppositely charged polyelectrolytes Saccharomyces boulardii [209]
Sodium caseinate and gellan gum Ph- induced gelation Lactobacillus casei [210]
Solid lipid microparticles With prebiotics (inulin, polydextrose) Spray chilling Lactobacillus acidophilus [211]
Vegetable fat with lecithin Spray chilling Bifidobacterium lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus [212]
Gum Arabic and β-cyclodextrin Spey chilling and spray drying Lactobacillys acidophilus [213]
Fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) and whey proteins Spray drying Lactobacillus plantarum MTCC 5422 [214]
Gum Arabic/maltodextrin/whey protein concentrate Spray drying Lactobacillus acidophilus [159]
Slurry fermentation with whey Spray drying Lactobacillus reuteri [215]
Skim milk and whey, maltodextrin, pectin, and arabic gum Spray drying Lactobacillus plantarum [216]
Reconstituted skim milk (RSM) with prebiotics (inulin, oligofructose-enriched inulin, and oligofructose Spray drying Bifidobacterium BB-12 [217]
Whey Spray drying Bifidobacterium Bb-12 [218]
Whey protein isolate with sodium alginate and denatured whey protein isolate with sodium alginate Spray drying and freeze drying Lactobacillus plantarum [219]
Sweet whey or skim milk Spray drying Lactobacillus acidophilus La-5 [220]
Native rice starch and inulin Spray drying Lactobacillus rhamnosus [221]
Maltodextrin Spray drying Lactobacillus casei [222]
Whey protein Spray drying Lactobacilus acidophilus, Lactobacillus paracasei L26 and Bifidobacterium animalis BB-12 [223]
Poly(vinylpyrrolidone)-poly(vinylacetate-co-crotonic acid) Supercritical carbon dioxide Bifidobacterium longum Bb46 [224]
Alginates-chitosan Vibrating technology/extrusion Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 [225]