Microencapsulation of probiotics

Encapsulation and Controlled Release Technologies in Food Systems: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 97-128

  Vandamme, Thierry F ^a   Gbassi, Gildas K ^b   Nguyen, Trinh Lan ^a   Li, Xiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Coacervation; Drying; Efficiency; Emulsion; Encapsulating matrix; Extrusion; Gelation; Microbeads; Microcapsules; Microencapsulation; Microspheres; Milk proteins; Probiotic; Viability

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DRYING; EFFICIENCY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; EXTRUSION; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD STORAGE; GELATION; MICROENCAPSULATION; MICROSPHERES;

COACERVATION; MICROBEADS; MICROCAPSULES; MILK PROTEIN; PROBIOTICS; VIABILITY;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 85013267439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118946893.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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