Hedayati, Sara, Tarahi, Mohammad, Azizi, Rezvan, Baeghbali, Vahid ORCID: 0000-0001-5054-6747 , Ansarifar, Elham and Hashempur, Mohammad Hashem (2023) Encapsulation of mint essential oil: techniques and applications. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 321:103023. ISSN 0001-8686 (Print), 1873-3727 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2023.103023)

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Abstract

Mint essential oil (MEO) is an outstanding antibacterial and antioxidant agent, that can be considered as a promising natural preservative, flavor, insecticide, coolant, and herbal medicine. However, the low solubility and volatility of MEO limits its extensive applications. In order to utilize MEO in different products, it is essential to develop treatments that can overcome these limitations. More recently, encapsulation technology has been developed as a promising method to overcome the shortcomings of MEO. In which, sensitive compounds such as essential oils (EOs) are entrapped in a carrier to produce micro or nanoparticles with increased stability against environmental conditions. Additionally, encapsulation of EOs makes transportation and handling easier, reduces their volatility, controls their release and consequently improves the efficiency of these bioactive compounds and extends their industrial applications. Several encapsulation techniques, such as emulsification, coacervation, ionic gelation, inclusion complexation, spray drying, electrospinning, melt dispersion, melt homogenization, and so on, have been emerged to improve the stability of MEO. These encapsulated MEOs can be also used in a variety of food, bioagricultural, pharmaceutical, and health care products with excellent performance. Therefore, this review aims to summarize the physicochemical and functional properties of MEO, recent advances in encapsulation techniques for MEO, and the application of micro/nanocapsulated MEO in different products.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	mint essential oil, menthol, encapsulation, controlled release, phytotherapy, medicinal herbs
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) S Agriculture > SB Plant culture
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Centre for Food Systems Research Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Centre for Food Systems Research > Food Processing & Innovation
Last Modified:	14 Nov 2024 15:11
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/44504

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