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. 2020 Nov 26;25(23):5545. doi: 10.3390/molecules25235545

Table 1.

Effects of different lipid-based encapsulation techniques on the bioaccessibility of selected phenolic compounds.

Applied Technique Active Material Carrier Results References
Nanoemulsion/
emulsion
Curcumin Triacylglycerol 1 to 58% bioaccessibility of nanoemulsion-based delivery systems [20]
W/O/W emulsion gels EGCG and Quercetin Gelatin After coencapsulation in W/O/W emulsion gels, 48.4 and 49% bioaccessibility of EGCG and quercetin, respectively [57]
Nanostructured lipid carriers,
Lipid nanoemulsions, Solid lipid nanoparticles
Quercetin Lecithin ~60% bioaccessibility with nanostructured lipid carriers and lipid nanoemulsions, ~35% with solid lipid nanoparticles and ~7% with free quercetin solution [33]
Nanoemulsion Quercetin Triacylglycerol An enhancement in the quercetin bioaccessibility from <5% in bulk water to 53% in nanoemulsions [38]
Nanostructured lipid carrier Quercetin Glyceryl monostearate, glycerol monolaurate and caprylic capric triglyceride 33.6 and 2% bioaccessibility of quercetin in nanostructured lipid carrier and bulk water, respectively [58]
Solvent displacement
method
Quercetin Eudragit 7 and 22% release of quercetin in water and polymeric nanoparticles, respectively [59]
Nanoemulsion Resveratrol Peanut oil No changes in the quantity and quality of the resveratrol-loaded nanoemulsions [37]
Antisolvent precipitation/emulsion Tangeretin Zein and β-lactoglobulin 15 to 37% bioaccessibility of tangeretin without and 4% initial oil concentration, respectively [60]
Viscoelastic emulsion Tangeretin MCT According to in vitro lipolysis, 9.7 to 29.3% release of tangeretin within oil suspension and emulsion, respectively.
According to TIM-1 model, 2.6-fold increase in tangeretin bioaccessibility within emulsion system
[61]
High internal phase emulsions Tangeretin Whey protein isolate—low methoxy pectin According to in vitro lipolysis, 2-fold increase in bioaccessibility within HIPE-complexes compared to that of the bulk oil
According to TIM-1 model, 5-fold increase in bioaccessibility within HIPE-complexes compared to that of the bulk oil
[62]
Pickering emulsion 5-DN Peanut protein 9.2 and 18.3% release of 5-DN in bulk oil and emulsion, respectively [63]
High internal phase emulsions Nobiletin Whey protein isolate—low methoxy pectin According to in vitro lipolysis, 1.5-fold increase in bioaccessibility within HIPE-complexes compared to that of the bulk oil
According to TIM-1 model, 2-fold increase in bioaccessibility within HIPE-complexes compared to that of the bulk oil
[62]
Nanoemulsion/
Pickering emulsion
PMFs extract MCT According to in vitro lipolysis, 14-fold increase in bioaccessibility within nanoemulsion/emulsion compared to that of the bulk oil
According to TIM-1 model, 2- and 4-fold increase in bioaccessibility within nanoemulsion and emulsion, respectively, compared to that of the bulk oil
[64]

TIM-1: in vitro dynamic digestion model; HIPE: high internal phase emulsions; 5-DN: 5-demethylnobiletin; EGCG: (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate, PMF: polymethoxylated flavonoids; W/O/W: water-in-oil-in-water emulsion.

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