Research Article

Encapsulation of Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum Strain G4 within Bovine Gelatin-Genipin-Sodium Alginate Combinations: Optimisation Approach Using Face Central Composition Design-Response Surface Methodology (FCCD-RSM)

Table 3

Experimental design and results using face-centered full factorial design (FCCD): bovine gelatin, sodium alginate, and genipin.

RunBovine gelatin (% w/v), x1Genipin (mM), x2Sodium alginate (% w/v), x3Responses1
BS2 before (g), y1BS after SGF3 (g), y2BS after SIF4 (g), y3EY5 (%), y4

131010191.4177.466.235.2
1410105292.9654.9120.243.8
1510303178.1269.475.141.6
1610501154.7249.0102.239.6
1210505532.91025.2228.044.9
311.51031860.03797.4411.054.4
111.53011567.32727.4309.150.1
211.53032462.34604.6380.162.4
611.53032678.54551.7372.165.3
1111.53032399.64469.3298.061.0
711.53032362.25288.1382.162.2
1911.53032148.84463.9375.160.1
1811.53052962.74928.0417.165.7
1011.55032919.04199.3420.161.6
813101336.5396.9199.155.4
17131054310.07703.5249.061.5
9133033111.35415.1206.158.1
513501349.6542.9260.452.2
4135054435.36975.5476.154.3

1All factorial and axial points are means of duplicate; 2BS, bead strength; 3SGF, simulated gastric fluid; 4SIF, simulated intestinal fluid; 5EY, encapsulation yield.