Bioaccessibility and bioactive potential of different phytochemical classes from nutraceuticals and functional foods.

ABSTRACT: Nutraceuticals and functional foods are composed of especially complex matrices, with polyphenols, carotenoids, minerals, and vitamins, among others, being the main classes of phytochemicals involved in their bioactivities. Despite their wide use, further investigations are needed to certify the proper release of these phytochemicals into the gastrointestinal medium, where the bioaccessibility assay is one of the most frequently used method. The aim of this review was to gather and describe different methods that can be used to assess the bioaccessibility of nutraceuticals and functional foods, along with the most important factors that can impact this process. The link between simulated digestion testing of phytochemicals and their in vitro bioactivity is also discussed, with a spe

SUBMITTER: Nicolescu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10415696 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature