Encapsulation Effect on the In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Sacha Inchi Oil (Plukenetia volubilis L.) by Soft Capsules Composed of Gelatin and Cactus Mucilage Biopolymers

Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) seed oil is a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that are beneficial for human health, whose nutritional efficacy is limited because of its low water solubility and labile bioaccessibility (compositional integrity). In this work, the encapsulatio...

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Published in:Polymers 2020-09, Vol.12 (9), p.1995
Main Authors: Otálora, María Carolina, Camelo, Robinson, Wilches-Torres, Andrea, Cárdenas-Chaparro, Agobardo, Gómez Castaño, Jovanny A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bioavailability
Biocompatibility
Biopolymers
Chemical composition
Chromatography
Digestion
Encapsulation
Enzymes
Fatty acids
Flame ionization detectors
Food
Gas chromatography
Gelatin
Glycerol
Humidity
Mass spectrometry
Oleic acid
Oxidation
Scientific imaging
Seeds
Sensors
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Summary:Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) seed oil is a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that are beneficial for human health, whose nutritional efficacy is limited because of its low water solubility and labile bioaccessibility (compositional integrity). In this work, the encapsulation effect, using blended softgels of gelatin (G) and cactus mucilage (CM) biopolymers, on the PUFAs’ bioaccessibility of P. volubilis seed oil was evaluated during in vitro simulated digestive processes (mouth, gastric, and intestinal). Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector (GC–FID) were used for determining the chemical composition of P. volubilis seed oil both before and after in vitro digestion. The most abundant compounds in the undigested samples were α-linolenic, linoleic, and oleic acids with 59.23, 33.46, and 0.57 (g/100 g), respectively. The bioaccessibility of α-linolenic, linoleic, and oleic acid was found to be 1.70%, 1.46%, and 35.8%, respectively, along with the presence of some oxidation products. G/CM soft capsules are capable of limiting the in vitro bioaccessibility of PUFAs because of the low mucilage ratio in their matrix, which influences the enzymatic hydrolysis of gelatin, thus increasing the release of the polyunsaturated content during the simulated digestion.
ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym12091995