Agro-waste could provide nano-fibres for probiotics encapsulation

Agro-waste could provide nano-fibres for probiotics encapsulation

Waste fibres from the agricultural and food processing industry could be used for the nano-encapsulation of bioactives such as probiotics, according to new research.

      The study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, explored the potential for using soluble dietary fibre from agro-wastes such as okara (soybean solid waste), oil palm trunk, and oil palm frond (leaf and foliage) for the nano-encapsulation of the probiotic Lactobacillus acidophilus.
“In view of sustainable development, there is aggressive research in transforming the high-volume wastes which cause disposal and environmental problems to natural resources for the production of sustainable products, such as liquid bio-fuel, fertilizer, fodder, and even human food products,” said the research team, led by Min-Tze Liong, from the School of Industrial Technology at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.
“To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the potential of agro-waste fibres as functional nano-materials, which may provide some indications for a potential alternative encapsulation technique for the selected beneficial bacteria,” they added........คลิ๊กอ่านเพิ่มเติม