Release Kinetic Studies of Stevia rebaudiana Extract Capsules from Sodium Alginate and Inulin by Ionotropic Gelation

Table 6

Biological activity of encapsulated S. rebaudiana extract after release simulation.

Treatment	Radical scavenging (%)	α-amylase inhibition (%)	Angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibition (%)
1	48.11^c	48.64^bc	52.43^cde
2	52.18^a	46.20^c	53.68^bcde
3	50.00^bc	48.64^bc	42.82^e
4	50.52^ab	44.91^c	63.36^abc
5	50.49^ab	45.36^c	57.36^abcd
6	51.49^ab	46.03^c	46.64^de
7	51.52^ab	56.91^a	58.18^abcd
8	50.40^ab	52.44^ab	69.72^a
CT	49.80^bc	55.22^a	66.04^ab

Different superscripts indicate statistical significance. CT = central treatment.