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Oral Delivery (Focus Group – OrD)

Advanced Encapsulation Technology for the Oral Delivery of Micronutrients

    Poster Presenter(s)

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    Yilun Weng, PhD

    Dr
    The University of Queensland
    BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia

Introduction:

Oral delivery of micronutrients is often limited by degradation during processing and storage, and by poor stability and absorption in the gastrointestinal tract (Weng, Yang, et al., 2023). Both hydrophobic compounds such as fat-soluble vitamins and essential oils, and hydrophilic compounds including water-soluble vitamins, peptides, and enzymes, are sensitive to heat, oxygen, light, and pH changes. Scalable delivery strategies that improve stability and bioaccessibility are therefore essential for effective food fortification and functional food development (Weng, Wan, et al., 2023).

Learning Objectives:

  • 1. Explain how spray drying improves oral stability and bioaccessibility of micronutrients
  • 2. Describe formulation strategies for encapsulating hydrophobic and hydrophilic bioactives
  • 3. Assess the scalability of encapsulation technologies for oral food delivery systems