Abstract
Recently, lipophilic nutraceuticals have been the focus of attention because of their excellent functional properties and health-promoting effects such as antioxidant, antiinflammatory, wound healing, and even anticancer effects. However, their applications in food industries and oral administration are limited due to their poor water solubility and low bioavailability. The design of appropriate innovative formulations for encapsulating of these valuable compounds allows their protection from unfavorable environmental conditions, easy solubilization, or masking of their undesirable taste or odor. Among the nanodelivery systems, nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) are a group of nanoparticulate carrier systems derived from O/W nanoemulsions composed of solid and liquid lipids within their dispersed particles which have some advantages such as high bioactive loading, sustained release of bioactive molecules during storage and physical and chemical stability when compared with other colloidal carriers. In this chapter, we will provide an outline of recent progresses in different aspects of NLC systems including their ingredients, preparation, characterization, and application for improving the performance of nutraceuticals in functional foods and beverages.
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