Aamir Hussain Dar

The increasing interest in functional foods has highlighted the potential advantages of resistant starch (RS), a dietary fiber with prebiotic characteristics, in improving gut health. This review investigates the importance of integrating RS into ready-to-eat (RTE) meals, analysing its impact on gut flora and enhancing overall digestive health. Also, assesses the influence of RS-enriched RTE meals on the diversity and activity of gut microbiota, emphasizing the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and other significant metabolites through a thorough examination of contemporary literature and emerging research. Furthermore, emphasizes the challenges and prospects of integrating RS into RTE food products while maintaining taste, texture, and consumer acceptability. The findings indicate that incorporating dietary RS into ready-to-eat meals may serve as an effective approach to promoting gut microbiota equilibrium, increasing digestive health, and aiding in the prevention of chronic disorders associated with gut dysbiosis.

This paper explores the impact of encapsulation techniques on bioactive compounds, vitamins, and minerals, which are crucial for delivering bioactive compounds. Due to their instability and reactivity with the environment, encapsulation is often necessary to make these compounds suitable for medical or dietary applications. The evaluation of the kinetic model of bioactives reveals that encapsulation can significantly enhance their stability. However, encapsulation is not without its drawbacks. Incomplete encapsulation can reduce the effectiveness of the bioactives, and complexity of encapsulation processes can hinder widespread adoption. Interactions between the encapsulated materials and the encapsulating agents may also impact the release and bioavailability of the bioactives. It also presents perspectives for future research aimed at overcoming the limitations and enhancing the effectiveness of encapsulation. As research continues to advance, encapsulation is poised to play critical role in improving the delivery and stability of bioactive compounds, benefiting the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries.