Bigels (BG) or hybrid gels are formed from the mixture of two gel phases, oleogel (OG) and hydrogel (HG). Recent research has reported that these systems have great applications potential in the food industry, mainly in the protection, release and controlled delivery of bioactive compounds, displaying superior functional properties than...
Las plantas han sido utilizadas desde tiempos prehistóricos hasta la actualidad para tratar y curar diversas afecciones y enfermedades, por lo que la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) ha denominado como “Sistema de Medicina Tradicional”, dicho potencial es gracias a la producción de compuestos bioactivos conocidos como metabolitos secundarios...
Jiotilla (Escontria chiotilla) and pitaya de mayo (Stenocereus pruinosus) are endemic fruits from Mexico. An alternative to stimulate the utilization of these fruits is the extraction and characterization of their functional compounds such as betalains and phenolic compounds. The extraction is the main process to obtain these compounds; however, since...
Liposomes based on soy lecithin-cholesterol and phosphatidylcholine-cholesterol, respectively, as well as the use of chitosan as a coating material for chitosomes formation, was formulated as an encapsulation mechanism. Curcumin was encapsulated at different concentrations (1, 5, 10 and 15%, w/w). Some of their physicochemical properties were analyzed: pH, potential ,...
En este trabajo se realizó un estudio acerca del fenómeno de autoensamblaje entre la goma de mezquite (GM) y el quitosano (Q), polielectrolitos polisacáridos de carga opuesta, con la finalidad de explorar la factibilidad de formular hidrogeles autosoportables, cuyo uso eventual este dirigido a la liberación controlada y protección de...
2.0% or 3.0% wt glycerol monostearate dispersions (GMS) were put into canola oil (CO) at 70 °C, and the dispersions were cooled down to 30 °C (cooling rate of 1.0 or 10.0 °C/min), in order to obtain GMS crystals in CO dispersions (CDx,y). Particle size, shape, and crystallinity index of...
La pectina es un polisacárido ampliamente usado en la industria alimentaria y farmacéutica. La pectina de tejocote fue extraída y aislada usando dos diferentes accesiones (PT50 y PT55) para evaluar su potencial como una fuente vegetal para la producción de pectina comercial. En este trabajo, se observó que la pectina...
The objective of this research was to characterize the main protein fractions contain in chia seeds (Salvia hispanica) in order to analyze their performance as agents with surface activity. The techniques used can be grouped, according to their purpose, into 3 different types, which were carried out in chronological order...
Known for their use as food colorants, betalains are water-soluble pigments found in various plant species. Adding these compounds as a colorant can also offer added value, as betalains are known to have several functional properties that can be beneficial to consumer health. Although the main source of these pigments...
Lyotropic liquid crystals were formulated from the Tween 40/Span 20 surfactant mixture at an HLB of 11, using water as the solvent and canola oil as the lipid phase. Ternary diagrams were constructed and at concentrations where the ternary mixture formed liquid crystals, beta-carotene was included as a carrier molecule....