Physical and chemical properties of encapsulated rosemary essential oil by spray drying using whey protein–inulin blends as carriers

The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of whey protein isolate (WPI) and inulin blends on the properties of rosemary essential oil microencapsulated by spray drying. The following ratios (w/w) of WPI to inulin were evaluated: 1:1, 1:3 and 3:1. Increasing the WPI concentration incr...

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Autores: Fernandes, Regiane Victória de Barros, Borges, Soraia Vilela, Botrel, Diego Alvarenga, Oliveira, Cassiano Rodrigues
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFLA
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufla.br:1/4779
Acceso en línea:https://repositorio.ufla.br/handle/1/4779
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijfs.12449/abstract
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Flavours
Microencapsulation
Spray drying
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Sumario:The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of whey protein isolate (WPI) and inulin blends on the properties of rosemary essential oil microencapsulated by spray drying. The following ratios (w/w) of WPI to inulin were evaluated: 1:1, 1:3 and 3:1. Increasing the WPI concentration increased the particle in- stantanisation times and decreased the moisture content. The samples did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) in hygroscopicity and porosity. The microcapsules produced at higher inulin concentration showed the highest bulk density and tapped density and were significantly different from other treatments. WPI/inulin blends of 1:1 and 3:1 proved to be effective carriers to entrap rosemary essential oil. The encapsulated oil composition in particles proved to be quite similar to pure oil, and no interaction between wall matrix and encapsulated oil was demonstrated. The analysis of particle size distribution revealed that the particle size varied from 11.5 to 11.9 lm and that all samples had an amorphous structure.