Cátia Santos Branco

Microencapsulation of Araucaria angustifolia bract extract: protection and bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds in chitosan-based systems

Abstract Purpose Native to South America, Araucaria angustifolia bracts (an underutilized by-product of seed processing) account for nearly 80% of the pinecone and are commonly discarded. The lyophilized aqueous extract obtained from these residues is rich in phenolic compounds (...