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Microencapsulation of Fish Oil Using Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose As a Carrier Material by Spray Drying
Author(s) -
Karim Fahim T.,
Sarker Zaidul Md.,
Ghafoor Kashif,
AlJuhaimi Fahad Y.,
Jalil Rezaul,
Awang Mohamed B.,
Amid Mehrnoush,
Hossain MD. S.,
Khalil H.P.S. Abdul
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of food processing and preservation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.511
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1745-4549
pISSN - 0145-8892
DOI - 10.1111/jfpp.12591
Subject(s) - spray drying , fish oil , polymer , materials science , chemical engineering , scanning electron microscope , nutraceutical , particle size , fish <actinopterygii> , chromatography , chemistry , food science , composite material , fishery , engineering , biology
Spray drying is an important method in the food industry for the production of encapsulated oil to improve the handling and flow properties of the powder. In this study, the effect of mixture of polymers on the encapsulation of fish oil by spray drying was investigated. Fish oil powder were produced using different ratios of mixtures of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose ( HPMC ) 15 cps and HPMC 5 cps. Scanning electron microscopy and the amount of extracted oil from the surface revealed that the formulation containing high concentration of polymer mixture provided the highest protective and prolonged effect on the covering of fish oil. The particle sizes of less than 60 μm were obtained for all the formulations. The powder density was very suitable, which improves the flowability of the powder. Microencapsulation efficiency (69.16–74.75%) and surface morphology of encapsulated oil showed that the stability was increased and hence increased its acceptability as alternative primary polymers. Practical Applications A relatively inexpensive and food‐grade particles of encapsulated fish oil could be obtained, which are free from any organic solvents. Moreover, this process, parameters and technique could be facilitated in the food, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries.