Being one of the most available natural polymers, starch is the
primary ingredient in most plant for energy storage. It plays the
central role in food and offers major energy to the whole human
population. Starch and starch derivatives are also widely investigated
for preparing emulsion and encapsulating hydrophobic compounds
(Yoon, Seo, & Lim, 2014; Yusoff & Murray, 2011). However, notmuch
attention has been paid to increase the functions of curcumin using
this common biopolymer. In this study, we elaborated curcumin
soluble starch nanoparticles using a facile solution mixing method.
Water solubility and stability were greatly increased compared with
raw curcumin. Release pattern in simulated digestion fluid was
examined to evaluate its bioavailability. The results of this study indicate that soluble starch based nanoparticle for curcumin is
promising for food and related applications.