Table 1 Physicochemical properties of the L. plantarum microcapsules.
Parameter | Al1Ar2 | Al1Ar3.5 | Al1Ar5 | Al1.5Ar2 | Al1.5Ar3.5 | Al1.5Ar5 | Al2Ar2 | Al2Ar3.5 | Al2Ar5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Encapsulation efficiency (%) | 90.97 ± 4.68c | 91.75 ± 3.73c | 92.19 ± 5.6c | 92.3 ± 2.66bc | 93.42 ± 6.85b | 94.64 ± 4.97b | 95.23 ± 5.93ab | 97.97 ± 3.78a | 98.86 ± 2.97a |
Diameter (µm) | 14.80 ± 1.23c | 19.30 ± 2.90bc | 21.71 ± 3.84b | 16.12 ± 1.42c | 21.26 ± 1.43b | 31.12 ± 3.56a | 16.92 ± 2.14c | 24.50 ± 3.21b | 35.02 ± 2.18a |
Zp (-mV) | 15.81 ± 0.30a | 16.42 ± 0.36a | 16.30 ± 1.32a | 14.71 ± 0.76a | 16.83 ± 1.7a | 16.40 ± 0.95a | 15.82 ± 0.53a | 16.20 ± 2.27a | 15.77 ± 0.87a |
Moisture (%) | 8.56 ± 2.22a | 7.70 ± 1.13a | 5.9 ± 2.06b | 7.8 ± 1.75a | 6.60 ± 1.18ab | 5.50 ± 3.08b | 7.87 ± 0.23a | 5.67 ± 1.53b | 4.38 ± 3.5b |
AW | 0.18 ± 0.01a | 0.18 ± 0.01a | 0.16 ± 0.02a | 0.15 ± 0.00ab | 0.13 ± 0.02b | 0.12 ± 0.03b | 0.15 ± 0.04ab | 0.14 ± 0.39ab | 0.11 ± 0.05b |