Characteristic and storage stability of nanostructured lipid carriers containing red palm oil

Red palm oil (RPO) is a potential carotenoid source mostly containing β-carotene. RPO instability requires a delivery system such as nanostructured lipid carriers (NLC). This research aimed to develop an NLC delivery system and study the characteristics of NLC- RPO. The melting-emulsification-ultrasonication method was employed to produce the NLC-RPO based on 6% (w/w) lipids, with solid lipid to RPO ratio (SRR) varied 6:4, 7:3, and 8:2. Tween 80 (24% w/w) to lipids ratio of 4:1, and distilled...