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Author Madziva, Honest Sindile, author

Title Science, technology and application of folic acid encapsulation / Honest Sindile Madziva and Kasipathy Kailasapathy
Published New York : Nova Medicine and Health, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Nutrition and diet research progress
Nutrition and diet research progress series.
Contents Intro; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1; Introduction; 1.1. Aim; 1.2. Objectives; Chapter 2; Literature Review; 2.1. Discovery and Chemistry of Folates; 2.2. The Role of Folic Acid in Health and Disease; 2.3. Neural Tube Defects (NTDs); 2.4. Occlusive Vascular Disease Associated with Elevated Homocysteine; 2.4.1. Cancer; 2.4.2. Cognitive Function; 2.4.3. Osteoporosis; 2.5. Strategies to Increase Blood Folate Levels; 2.6. Intestinal Absorption of Folates; 2.7. Stability of Folates; 2.8. Strategies to Raise Folate Levels in Food Products
2.8.1. Plant Gene Manipulation2.8.2. Bio-Fermentation; 2.8.3. Metabolic Engineering; 2.8.4. Multi-Faceted Approach; 2.9. Cheese as a Food Vehicle; 2.10. Regulatory Requirements for Cheddar Cheese Fortification; 2.11. Microencapsulation; 2.11.1. Definition; 2.11.2. Controlled Release; 2.12. Encapsulating Materials; 2.12.1. Alginate; 2.12.1.1. Type, Form and Concentration of Divalent Cation Vector; 2.12.2. Pectin; 2.13. Microencapsulation Techniques; 2.13.1. Spray-Drying; 2.13.2. Spray-Chilling or Spray-Cooling; 2.13.3. Fluidized-Bed Coating; 2.13.4. Extrusion; 2.13.5. Centrifugal Extrusion
2.13.6. Lyophilization2.13.7. Coacervation; 2.13.8. Centrifugal Suspension Separation; 2.13.9. Co-Crystallization; 2.13.10. Liposome Entrapment; 2.13.11. Inclusion Complexation; 2.14. Summary and Recent Literature; 2.14.1. Folic Acid, Deficiency, Bioactivity, Structure and Stability; 2.14.2. Microencapsulation of Folic Acid; 2.15. Future Trends; Chapter 3; Materials and Methods; 3.1. Folic Acid Encapsulation Procedure; 3.2. Effect of Time and Calcium Chloride Concentration on Cross-Linking Completion in Alginate-Pectin Hydrogels
3.3. Effect of Buffer Type on Folic Acid Release from Alginate-Pectin Hydrogels3.4. Single and Blended Polymer Effect on Folic Acid Encapsulation Efficiency; 3.5. Effect of Different Drying Techniques on Retention of Encapsulated Folic Acid; 3.6. Folic Acid Leakage; 3.7. Morphology of Gel Capsules; 3.8. Folic Acid Measurement Using the TECRA® Quantitative Folate Assay (QFA) Kit; 3.8.1. Principle of the Test; 3.8.2. Reagent Preparation; 3.8.3. Sample Preparation; 3.8.4. Performing the Assay; 3.9. Effect of Simulated Cheese Press Pressures on Mechanical Stability of Capsules
3.10. Cheddar Cheese Making3.12. Total Folates Measurement; 3.13. Statistical Analyses; Chapter 4; Screening of Food Grade Polymers and Optimisation of Folic Acid Encapsulation Parameters to Increase Encapsulation Efficiency and Stability; Abstract; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Aim; 4.3. Objectives; 4.4. Preparation of Polymer Solutions and Encapsulation Procedure; 4.5. Optimisation of Encapsulation Parameters; 4.6. Selection of Buffer for the Release of Folic Acid; 4.7. Effect of Different Drying Methods on Stability of Encapsulated Folic Acid
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Folic acid -- Packaging
Folic acid in human nutrition.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Food Science.
Folic acid in human nutrition
Form Electronic book
Author Kailasapathy, Kasipathy, author
LC no. 2020685525
ISBN 9781536140088
1536140082