Kinetic Models for Lipid Digestograms Need to Be Unwrapped: A Research Perspective

Food digestibility is a major consideration in formulating, developing, and processing foods for health and nutrition. Lipid digestion is important for nutrient supplies, and with in vitro digestion procedures widely used, the results from which are described by kinetic models, there is a need for an in-depth understanding of these kinetic models. With more than 10 kinetic models reported for lipolysis, the relative computational characteristics of these models together are yet to be fully unwrapped along a detailed comparative approach. Kinetic models in amylolysis and proteolysis have been detailedly studied, and a study on kinetic models for lipolysis will complement the other macronutrients to better understand food digestion. A comprehensive review, in a follow-up study, is required to fill this research vacuum and guide researchers on kinetic models for lipolysis.