Research Article

Microencapsulation of Purple Mashua Extracts Using Andean Tuber Starches Modified by Octenyl Succinic Anhydride

Table 1

Encapsulation efficiency, total phenol content, and antioxidant capacity of purple mashua extracts spray dried with native and OSA-modified starches.

StarchEncapsulation efficiency (%)Total phenol content (mg/g)Antioxidant capacity (μmol Trolox/g)

Native yellow ocacbc
OSA-modified yellow ocabcb
Native pink ocaccb
OSA-modified pink ocaab,ca
Native yellow ollucocad
OSA-modified yellow ollucobae

Data show the . Data with different letters in the same column indicate a significant difference (). The spray drying process was performed at 140°C IDT and 4% starch.