Precision nutrition based on food bioactive components assisted by delivery nanocarriers for ocular health

Background: Recently, increasing evidence has revealed a positive relationship between the consumption of bioactive components and ocular health. The ocular barriers and instability of the bioactive components limit their delivery to the eye and nutritional intervention. Steady delivery nanocarriers effectively protect the stability of bioactive components during processing, storage, or gastrointestinal digestion to promote ocular health. Scope and approach: This review highlights the considerable potential benefits of bioactive components for ocular health by systematically summarizing the research progress on the use of carotenoids, flavonoids, fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals in ocular nutritional intervention. Moreover, the current state of bioactive componentbased delivery nanocarriers, including nanoemulsions, liposomes, nanoparticles, inclusion complexes, and gels, has been summarized. Finally, special attention should be given to the challenges and prospects of bioactive component delivery nanocarriers in precision eye nutrition. Key findings and conclusions: The latest research on the effects of bioactive components on ocular health indicates that stable and targeted delivery nanocarriers can increase their bioavailability. In general, future research should focus on optimizing the performance of ocular delivery nanocarriers based on bioactive components to achieve precise nutritional intervention in the eye. Furthermore, the future ocular care food market offers vast development opportunities, and further encouragement is needed to promote the application of bioactive substance delivery nanocarriers in food commercialization.

Dergi

TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Yıl

2025

Cilt

157

ISSN

0924-2244

eISSN

1879-3053

DOI

10.1016/j.tifs.2025.104923

WoS UID

WOS:001428953600001