Spray Drying of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Ait.) Hassk. Flavonoids Extract: Optimization and Physicochemical, Morphological, and Antioxidant Properties

Table 1

Coded levels for independent variables used in experimental design for microencapsulation of FE.

Variables	Coded	Coded level
		−1	0	1
MD : GA (w/w)		1.5 : 1	1 : 1	1 : 1.5
SC (%)		20	25	30
GMS content (%)		0.2	0.3	0.4
Core : coating (w/w)		3 : 7	2 : 8	1 : 9

FE, flavonoids extract; MD : GA, maltodextrin to gum Arabic ratio; SC, solid content; GMS, glycerol monostearate; core : coating, flavonoids extract to coating material ratio.