Enhancing stability and bioaccessibility of chlorogenic acid using complexation with amylopectin: A comprehensive evaluation of complex formation, properties, and characteristics

Chlorogenic acid (CA) performs numerous bioactivities; however, its usage is currently limited because of low stability and poor bioaccessibility. In this study, a amylopectin-CA complex was formed. FTIR studies confirmed that the new complex formed via hydrogen and CH–π bonding, and was involved with the reorganization of the skeletal α-1,4 glucosidic linkages of amylopectin. DSC and XRD studies suggested that complexation affected starch crystallinity and increased the size of the amorphous region. Under high temperature, complex degradation followed first-order reaction kinetics whereas under low acidity, the complex retained maximum CA content at pH 2.5. In vitro gastrointestinal (GI) digestion studies showed that maximum digestion of the complex took place during the gastric phase (39%). In addition, 81.14% of the retained CA was absorbed after GI digestion. In conclusion, amylopectin complexation may improve the stability of CA during digestion and under various food-processing operations.