Spray-drying encapsulation of sunflower pollen peptides using carbohydrate polymers: Physicochemical, antioxidant, structural and morphological analysis

Flower pollen collected by honey bees is a rich source of bioactive peptides (BPs). Different carriers such as maltodextrin (MD), gum Arabic (GA), and β-cyclodextrin (βCD) and their combinations were used for encapsulation of BPs from sunflower pollen protein (SPP). Different physicochemical, antiox...

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Main Authors: Amir Akbarmehr, Seyed Hadi Peighambardoust, Leila Pourhasan, Khashayar Sarabandi
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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author Amir Akbarmehr
Seyed Hadi Peighambardoust
Leila Pourhasan
Khashayar Sarabandi
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description Flower pollen collected by honey bees is a rich source of bioactive peptides (BPs). Different carriers such as maltodextrin (MD), gum Arabic (GA), and β-cyclodextrin (βCD) and their combinations were used for encapsulation of BPs from sunflower pollen protein (SPP). Different physicochemical, antioxidant, functional, structural and morphological properties of the obtained microparticles were evaluated. The amino acid composition of SPP and the derived peptides revealed a high proportion of hydrophobic (∼40%), antioxidant (∼18%), and essential (∼31%) amino acids, indicating their biological potential. Among the microencapsulated samples, the MD-βCD composition exhibited the highest production efficiency (∼65%) and improved physicochemical properties, such as microbial stability, density, flowability, wettability, and solubility, compared to the spray-dried free peptides (free SD-BPs) without a carrier. The encapsulation process helped to maintain the structural integrity of the microparticles and reduced moisture absorption. The SPP-derived peptides encapsulated in MD-βCD also demonstrated potent antioxidant activity, inhibiting ABTS+ (∼75%) and DPPH- (∼69%) free radicals. The results suggest that the BPs obtained from sunflower pollen can be a valuable ingredient for enriching various food products due to their favorable nutritional, functional, and antioxidant properties.
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spelling doaj-art-c291dbd5b626403e80ca7c26fd1d40752025-08-20T01:59:39ZengElsevierCarbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications2666-89392024-12-01810062210.1016/j.carpta.2024.100622Spray-drying encapsulation of sunflower pollen peptides using carbohydrate polymers: Physicochemical, antioxidant, structural and morphological analysisAmir Akbarmehr0Seyed Hadi Peighambardoust1Leila Pourhasan2Khashayar Sarabandi3Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, IranDepartment of Food Science, College of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, Iran; Corresponding author.Department of Food Science, College of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, IranDepartment of Food Chemistry, Research Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST), Mashhad, IranFlower pollen collected by honey bees is a rich source of bioactive peptides (BPs). Different carriers such as maltodextrin (MD), gum Arabic (GA), and β-cyclodextrin (βCD) and their combinations were used for encapsulation of BPs from sunflower pollen protein (SPP). Different physicochemical, antioxidant, functional, structural and morphological properties of the obtained microparticles were evaluated. The amino acid composition of SPP and the derived peptides revealed a high proportion of hydrophobic (∼40%), antioxidant (∼18%), and essential (∼31%) amino acids, indicating their biological potential. Among the microencapsulated samples, the MD-βCD composition exhibited the highest production efficiency (∼65%) and improved physicochemical properties, such as microbial stability, density, flowability, wettability, and solubility, compared to the spray-dried free peptides (free SD-BPs) without a carrier. The encapsulation process helped to maintain the structural integrity of the microparticles and reduced moisture absorption. The SPP-derived peptides encapsulated in MD-βCD also demonstrated potent antioxidant activity, inhibiting ABTS+ (∼75%) and DPPH- (∼69%) free radicals. The results suggest that the BPs obtained from sunflower pollen can be a valuable ingredient for enriching various food products due to their favorable nutritional, functional, and antioxidant properties.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666893924002020Sunflower pollenPeptidesBiological materialsSpray-drying encapsulationPolysaccharides
spellingShingle Amir Akbarmehr
Seyed Hadi Peighambardoust
Leila Pourhasan
Khashayar Sarabandi
Spray-drying encapsulation of sunflower pollen peptides using carbohydrate polymers: Physicochemical, antioxidant, structural and morphological analysis
Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications
Sunflower pollen
Peptides
Biological materials
Spray-drying encapsulation
Polysaccharides
title Spray-drying encapsulation of sunflower pollen peptides using carbohydrate polymers: Physicochemical, antioxidant, structural and morphological analysis
title_full Spray-drying encapsulation of sunflower pollen peptides using carbohydrate polymers: Physicochemical, antioxidant, structural and morphological analysis
title_fullStr Spray-drying encapsulation of sunflower pollen peptides using carbohydrate polymers: Physicochemical, antioxidant, structural and morphological analysis
title_full_unstemmed Spray-drying encapsulation of sunflower pollen peptides using carbohydrate polymers: Physicochemical, antioxidant, structural and morphological analysis
title_short Spray-drying encapsulation of sunflower pollen peptides using carbohydrate polymers: Physicochemical, antioxidant, structural and morphological analysis
title_sort spray drying encapsulation of sunflower pollen peptides using carbohydrate polymers physicochemical antioxidant structural and morphological analysis
topic Sunflower pollen
Peptides
Biological materials
Spray-drying encapsulation
Polysaccharides
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666893924002020
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