Table 2.

Characterization of wet and dried yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) microparticles.

Analyses	Wet microparticles	Dried microparticles
Moisture	79.24 ± 0.51%	18.64 ± 4.2%
L*	68.15 ± 1.57	39.19 ± 1.11
a*	−4.35 ± 0.11	4.19 ± 0.11
b*	23.97 ± 0.89	27.97 ± 0.70
C*	24.36 ± 0.87	28.28 ± 0.69
h (hue)	−0.18 ± 0.01	0.15 ± 0.01
Mean diameter	1321.76 ± 12.03 μm	1009.66 ± 28.06 μm
Polydispersity index	0.51 ± 0.01	1.10 ± 0.06
Total phenolic compounds	87.86 ± 1.79 mg GAE/100 g w.b.	379.86 ± 5.76 mg GAE/100 g w.b.
Antioxidant activity (DPPH)	3.13 ± 0.06 μmol TE/g w.b.	15.83 ± 0.17 μmol TE/g w.b.
Antioxidant activity (ABTS)	4.39 ± 0.05 μmol TE/g w.b.	19.20 ± 0.93 μmol TE/g w.b.

GAE: Gallic acid equivalent. TE: Trolox equivalent.