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

Table 5

Optimum parameters of response variables obtained using the desirability function for atomised extracts.

Variable	Experimental range	Optimum value	Desirability
Independent variables
Encapsulant proportion (%)	2–12	2	0.99
IDT (°C)	120–160	160
Responses		Experimental value	Predicted value
Encapsulation efficiency (%)	35.29–84.31	82.69	84.31
Total phenol content (mg/g)	1.96–7.84	7.92	8.30
Antioxidant capacity (μmol Trolox/g)	18.07–47.83	47.18	49.87
	0.27–0.44	0.24	0.22
Hygroscopicity (%)	1.29–9.93	1.4	1.30
Solubility (%)	4.34–9.12	9.11	9.19