Nanostructured nickel sulphate: properties and applications in marmalade production

Abstract

The paper presents the data on the use of nanostructured nickel sulfate in the production of marmalade as a functional food product for prophylactic purposes. The nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA method) was used to determine the size of nanostructured nickel sulfate. In this case, the smallest size (25.7 nm) is formed only in gellan gum with a core:shell ratio of 1:1. When the core:shell ratio in gellan gum is 1:3, the average size of nanocapsules is 49.9 nm. This result can be explained by the tighter packing of cobalt sulfate in the capsule. In sodium alginate, the average nanocapsule size is already 191 nm. The polydispersity index in all studied shells and at different core:shell ratios are practically equal and amounts to 0.84–1.09, which corresponds to a spherical shape.