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Original Articles

Fabrication of Food Grade Vitamin E Nanoemulsion by Low Energy Approach, Characterization and Its Application

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Pages 700-708 | Received 25 Oct 2014, Accepted 15 Apr 2015, Published online: 03 Dec 2015
 

Abstract

The present study was carried out to fabricate the food grade vitamin E acetate nanoemulsion using edible mustard oil and to evaluate its improved bioactivities. A food-grade vitamin E acetate nanoemulsion was fabricated using the edible mustard oil and surfactant Tween-80. Flocculation was not observed for 15 days. The nanoemulsion was characterized for droplet morphology and size distribution using atomic force microscope and zetasizer, respectively. We observe a stable nanoemulsion of spherical morphology and a size distribution of 86.45 ± 3.61 nm. Further, the high-performance liquid chromatography method was used to determine the vitamin E acetate concentration and encapsulation efficiency for the stable nanoemulsion. These nanoemulsions showed improved bioactivity, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activity and could be potentially used to increase the shelf life of fruit juice.

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Funding

The authors would also like to thank the Department of Biotechnology (DBT, India) for the project grant (Grant Number: BT/PR10414/PFN/20/961/2014). The authors wish to acknowledge VIT University in Vellore, India for providing RGEMS-VC Fund for carrying out the research work for the nano-food research group. The authors would also like to thank the Veer Kunwar Singh Memorial Trust, Chapra, Bihar, India for partial support: VKSMT/SN/NFNA/2013/013.

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