Table 4 Particle size distribution analysis of the bitter gourd powders prepared with different wall materials

From: Effects of wall materials on the physicochemical properties of spray-dried bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) powders

Wall materials

Particle size analysis

Span

D[3,4] (μm)

NE

1.89

56.27

SPI

1.88

102.86

LCC

1.76

82.57

GA

1.07

58.30

MD

1.06

50.43

RS

2.27

93.92

  1. Different lowercase letters in a column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).
  2. NE nonencapsulated, SPI soybean protein isolate, LCC lecithin calcium caseinate, GA gum arabic, MD maltodextrin, and RS resistant starch.
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