Review Article

Microencapsulation of Essential Oils by Spray-Drying and Influencing Factors

Table 1

Encapsulation of EOs in different materials by spray-drying.

Wall materialsCore materialsConcentrationResultsReference

Individual MD and MD-GA combination (4 : 1)Lemongrass EO15–30%MD in individual form at 30% of concentration effectively encapsulated lemongrass EO at high encapsulation efficiency (84.75%) and oil retention (89.31%)Thuong Nhan et al. [34]
MD and GA combinationLavender EOMD (25–58.33 of total solid) and GA (25–50% of total solid)The highest encapsulation efficiency was obtained and minimum oil loadingBurhan et al. [33]
HPMC-MD-CSD mixtures (1 : 1:0 and 2 : 1:1)Oregano EONAThe relation 2 : 1 (WM : C) without CSD enhanced the antioxidant activity and retention of volatile compounds after 90 days of storageAsensio et al. [59]
Mesquite gum (MG), nopal mucilage (NM), and MG-NM mixtures (1 : 3, 1 : 1, and 3 : 1)Lemon EO30% of total solid content (w/w)MG-NM combination exhibited a synergic effect in giving rise to desirable retention and shelf-life extension for lemon EOCortés-Camargo et al. [60]
MD-IP, MD-OSA, and MD-OSA-IPAvocado EOOSA equals to 3% MD base and IP : MD ratio equals to 1 : 9The OSA modification of MD reduced by about 80% the oxidation of the EO as compared to its nonmodified counterpartSotelo-Bautista et al. [61]
GA, MD, MS, GA-MD mixtures (3 : 1, 1 : 1, 1 : 3), GA-MS mixtures (3 : 1, 1 : 1, 1 : 3), and GA-MD-MS mixtures (1 : 1: 1, 4: 1: 1, 1: 4: 1, and 1: 1: 4)Lemon EO30%GA produced the highest encapsulation efficiency, followed by MS and MD.Kausadikar, Gadhave, and Waghmare [62]

EO- essential oil, MD- maltodextrin, GA- gum Arabic, HPMC- hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, CSD- colloidal silicon dioxide, IP- isolated protein, OSA- octenylsuccinic anhydride, MS- modified starch