Recent Advances in the Microencapsulation of Essential Oils, Lipids, and Compound Lipids through Spray Drying: A Review

• Published in: Pharmaceutics Vol. 15; no. 5; p. 1490
• Main Authors: Sánchez-Osorno, Diego Mauricio, López-Jaramillo, María Camila, Caicedo Paz, Angie Vanesa, Villa, Aída Luz, Peresin, María S, Martínez-Galán, Julián Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 13.05.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Bioavailability; compound lipids; encapsulation; essential oils; Farm produce; Fatty acids; Food; Functional foods & nutraceuticals; Humidity; Ingredients; Lipids; Oils & fats; Physiology; Protective coatings; Review; spray drying; structured lipids; Textiles; Unsaturated fatty acids; encapsulation; lipids; essential oils; spray drying; compound lipids; structured lipids
• ISSN: 1999-4923; 1999-4923
• DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15051490

In recent decades, the microcapsules of lipids, compound lipids, and essential oils, have found numerous potential practical applications in food, textiles, agricultural products, as well as pharmaceuticals. This article discusses the encapsulation of fat-soluble vitamins, essential oils, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and structured lipids. Consequently, the compiled information establishes the criteria to better select encapsulating agents as well as combinations of encapsulating agents best suited to the types of active ingredient to be encapsulated. This review shows a trend towards applications in food and pharmacology as well as the increase in research related to microencapsulation by the spray drying of vitamins A and E, as well as fish oil, thanks to its contribution of omega 3 and omega 6. There is also an increase in articles in which spray drying is combined with other encapsulation techniques, or modifications to the conventional spray drying system.