High-Pressure Homogenized Seaweed Cellulose Nanofibrils-Based Emulsion Gel: An Innovative Platform for Fucoxanthin Encapsulation and Stability Improvement

Poor solubility and bioavailability have limited the application of fucoxanthin and func- tional food processing. In order to encapsulate fucoxanthin in delivery systems, cellulose nanofibril-stabilized emulsion gels (CNFs) derived from industrial brown seaweed residue were developed to enhance fucoxanthin delivery. Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) were iso- lated using high-pressure homogenization at 105 MPa through 5, 10, and 15 cycles (denoted as C5, C10, and C15) and yielding reduced...