In-vitro gastrointestinal digestion of kenaf seed oil-in-water nanoemulsions

Published Date
Industrial Crops and Products
September 2016, Vol.87:1–8, doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.04.019

• Author 

• Ai Mun Cheong ^a
• Chin Ping Tan ^b
• Kar Lin Nyam ^a,,

• aDepartment of Food Science with Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Sciences, UCSI University, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• bDepartment of Food Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Received 1 December 2015. Revised 13 March 2016. Accepted 4 April 2016. Available online 12 April 2016.

Highlights

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  A two-stage in vitro model was employed to investigate the bioaccessibility.
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  The structural changes of the kenaf seed oil-in-water nanoemulsions before and after digestion was investigated.
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  The increase released of antioxidants from the digested nanoemulsions has suggested good bioavailability.
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  The high amount of lipolysis (84.4%) indicates good lipid digestion.”.
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  Confocal micrograph has shown the structural changes and confirmed the increased of oil droplets particle size after in-vitro digestion.

Abstract

The high nutrition value of kenaf seed oil has good potential to be used as functional foods or nutraceutical products. Kenaf seed oil-in-water nanoemulsions stabilised by ternary emulsifier mixtures, namely sodium caseinate, gum Arabic and Tween 20 were produced by using high pressure homogeniser. A two-stage in-vitro model was employed to investigate the bioaccessibility of bioactive compounds that is naturally present in the kenaf seed oil-in-water nanoemulsions. The changes in the antioxidants properties before and after in-vitro digestion and the structural changes during digestion were also evaluated. By comparing the digested and undigested nanoemulsions, the digested nanoemulsions had increased the total phenolic content by 71% and tocopherol content by 230%. However, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity was decreased by 34% and phytosterols content was decreased by 39%. The amount of free fatty acids (FFA) released from gastric digested nanoemulsions during 120 min of intestinal digestion was 247.7 μmol/mL. This high release of FFA indicates good lipid digestion, which is the preliminary step for releasing and absorption of lipophilic bioactive in the small intestine. This study provides useful insights into the changes of kenaf seed oil-in-water nanoemulsions during gastrointestinal digestion.

Abbreviations

SC, sodium caseinate

GA, gum Arabic

T20, Tween 20

PDI, polydispersity index

DPPH, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl

TPC, total phenolic content

FFA, free fatty acids

SGF, simulated gastric fluid

SIF, simulated intestinal fluid

Keywords

Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) seed oil

High pressure homogenizer

In-vitrodigestion

Bioaccessibility

Antioxidant activity

Confocal microscopy

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