Morphology, Stability, and Application of Lycopene Microcapsules Produced by Complex Coacervation

Table 1

Mean diameter and encapsulation efficiency of microcapsules.

Formulation	Mean diameter ± standard; deviation (µm)	Encapsulation efficiency (%)
1	144±79^a	99.42±3.88^a
2	134±60^a	91.58±3.42^c
3	144±98^a	90.73±3.58^c
4	64±17^b	97.55±1.93^ab
5	72±26^b	97.91±1.24^ab
6	61±20^b	99.63±1.07^a
7	—	93.08±1.12^bc
8	—	93.33±4.55^bc
9	—	95.12±1.57^b

Different letters in the same column indicate that there was significant difference between samples (𝑃<0.05). Formulations 1: E2.5/C25; 2: E2.5/C25; 3: E2.5/C75; 4: E5.0/C25; 5: E5.0/C50; 6: E5.0/C75; 7: E7.5/C25; 8: E7.5/C50; and 9: E7.5/C75.