Microencapsulation of zataria essential oil in agar, alginate and carrageenan

This study clealy suggest, agar, alginate and carrageenan are promising pharmaceutical excipients for encapsulation of essential oil to increase bioavailability and reduce volatility of ZEO. ZEO also increase the functionality of agar, alginate and carrageenan to make them as a medicinal food for treatment oxidative stress or as a bioactive applicant for food packaging material.