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Encapsulation of probiotics and co-encapsulation of probiotic-hydrophobic bioactives based on emulsion systems

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  • 1State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China; Key Laboratory for Food Microbiology and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China; Zhejiang-Malaysia Joint Research Laboratory for Agricultural Product Processing and Nutrition, Ningbo University, Ningbo, China.

Food Chemistry
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EmulsionEncapsulationHydrophobic bioactive compoundsProbiotics

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