Bioaccessibility and bioavailability of phytochemicals: Influencing factors, improvements, and evaluations

• Published in: Food hydrocolloids Vol. 135; p. 108165
• Main Authors: Hu, Yao, Lin, Qianzhu, Zhao, Hui, Li, Xiaojing, Sang, Shangyuan, McClements, David Julian, Long, Jie, Jin, Zhengyu, Wang, Jinpeng, Qiu, Chao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2023
• Subjects: absorption; Bioaccessibility; bioactive properties; Bioavailability; biopolymers; chemical degradation; Delivery carriers; digestion; digestive tract; dispersibility; encapsulation; excretion; Food matrix; Food processing; Functional food; hydrocolloids; ingestion; lipids; metabolism; nanoparticles; phytochemicals; research and development; solubility; Bioaccessibility; Bioavailability; Food processing; Delivery carriers; Food matrix; Functional food

Many phytochemicals with beneficial physiological activities have limited bioavailability due to their poor solubility and stability characteristics. The bioactivities of phytochemicals could be impacted during liberation, digestion, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion processes afte...