PMID- 35388381 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220421 LR - 20220421 IS - 2042-650X (Electronic) IS - 2042-6496 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 8 DP - 2022 Apr 20 TI - Improved protective and controlled releasing effect of fish oil microcapsules with rice bran protein fibrils and xanthan gum as wall materials. PG - 4734-4747 LID - 10.1039/d1fo03500b [doi] AB - This study aimed to prepare fish oil microcapsules by freeze-drying an emulsion co-stabilized by rice bran protein fibrils (RBPFs) and xanthan gum (XG) to improve the oxidation stability and controlled release effect. Emulsions stabilized either solely by RBPFs or unfibrillated rice bran protein (RBP) or by a combination of RBP and XG were also fabricated as microcapsule templates for comparison. The rheological properties, particle size, and zeta potential of the emulsions were examined. In addition, the characteristics of the fish oil microcapsules such as surface oil content, encapsulation efficiency, water activity, moisture content, morphological structure, oxidation stability, and digestive performance were also assessed. The rheological properties revealed that the addition of XG increased the storage modulus of the emulsion and reduced the loss modulus and apparent viscosity. At shear rates of 0-100 s(-1), the fish oil emulsion did not exhibit any gel properties or shear thinning. Fibrillation increased the particle size of the fish oil emulsion, whereas adding XG reduced the droplet size. The combination of RBP fibrillation and XG addition provided the highest encapsulation efficiency for fish oil. Fibrillation reduced the water activity and moisture content of the fish oil microcapsules. The anisotropy of the fibrils and the high viscosity of XG produced a layer of wrapping on the continuous heterogeneous surface of the freeze-dried powder particles. RBPF/XG microcapsules stored at 45 degrees C for 1 month had the lowest peroxide value and thiobarbituric acid value, the lowest surface oil content, and the lightest yellowness. These results suggest that the combination of RBPFs and XG provides better encapsulation and protective effects for fish oil microcapsules. Upon simulated digestion, the microcapsules containing XG and RBPFs exhibited a more favorable controlled release of free fatty acids. These findings indicate that microcapsules formed from emulsions co-stabilized by XG and RBPFs are suitable for encapsulating fish oil in functional foods. FAU - Tang, Wenting AU - Tang W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5132-2809 AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China. pcf800320@163.com. FAU - Pang, Shuxian AU - Pang S AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China. pcf800320@163.com. FAU - Luo, Yongxue AU - Luo Y AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China. pcf800320@163.com. FAU - Sun, Qingjie AU - Sun Q AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7371-1052 AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China. pcf800320@163.com. FAU - Tian, Qin AU - Tian Q AD - National Research Center for Geoanalysis, Beijing 100037, China. FAU - Pu, Chuanfen AU - Pu C AD - School of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China. pcf800320@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220420 PL - England TA - Food Funct JT - Food & function JID - 101549033 RN - 0 (Capsules) RN - 0 (Delayed-Action Preparations) RN - 0 (Emulsions) RN - 0 (Fish Oils) RN - 0 (Polysaccharides, Bacterial) RN - 059QF0KO0R (Water) RN - TTV12P4NEE (xanthan gum) SB - IM MH - Capsules MH - Delayed-Action Preparations MH - Emulsions/chemistry MH - *Fish Oils MH - *Oryza MH - Polysaccharides, Bacterial MH - Water/chemistry EDAT- 2022/04/08 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/22 06:00 CRDT- 2022/04/07 05:31 PHST- 2022/04/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/04/07 05:31 [entrez] AID - 10.1039/d1fo03500b [doi] PST - epublish SO - Food Funct. 2022 Apr 20;13(8):4734-4747. doi: 10.1039/d1fo03500b.