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. 2023 Jul 11;54(3):2183–2195. doi: 10.1007/s42770-023-01041-y

Table 3.

Viability of Pediococcus pentosaceus P107 microencapsulated for 180 days

*Temperature
Time (days)  − 20 °C 4 °C 25 °C
W WX WP W WX WP W WX WP

0

7

14

21

30

45

60

75

110

140

180

12.45 ± 0.71a

10.95 ± 0.04b

9.15 ± 0.15c

8.52 ± 0.60c

8.00 ± 0.00c

7.15 ± 0.15b

7.77 ± 0.01b

7.44 ± 0.39a

7.84 ± 0.01a

7.84 ± 0.06a

7.58 ± 0.21a

12.39 ± 1.00a

10.40 ± 0.80b

10.58 ± 0.51b

10.00 ± 0.00b

9.88 ± 0.51b

10.00 ± 0.01a

9.58 ± 0.51a

8.12 ± 0.11b

7.85 ± 0.15a

7.54 ± 0.06b

7.27 ± 0.02a

13.63 ± 0.50a

13.54 ± 0.06a

13.00 ± 0.00a

12.69 ± 0.35a

12.58 ± 0.51a

8.88 ± 0.78a

8.15 ± 0.15b

7.95 ± 0.04a,b

7.77 ± 0.68a

7.74 ± 0.17a,b

7.59 ± 0.11a

12.45 ± 0.71a

10.00 ± 0.00b

8.80 ± 0.06b

8.58 ± 0.51c

8.58 ± 0.55b

7.47 ± 0.02c

7.54 ± 0.06b

7.44 ± 0.39a

7.59 ± 0.27a

7.46 ± 0.15a

7.15 ± 0.15a

12.39 ± 1.00a

9.95 ± 0.42b

9.58 ± 0.51b

9.99 ± 0.61b

9.89 ± 0.78b

9.00 ± 0.22b

8.72 ± 0.12a

8.00 ± 0.00a

7.58 ± 0.51a

7.52 ± 0.04a

7.27 ± 0.02a

13.63 ± 0.50a

13.54 ± 0.06a

13.51 ± 0.20a

12.00 ± 0.00a

12.00 ± 0.03a

11.59 ± 0.11a

7.69 ± 0.35b

7.88 ± 0.78a

7.85 ± 0.15a

7.52 ± 0.04a

7.15 ± 0.15a

12.45 ± 0.71a

11.25 ± 0.24b

7.90 ± 0.05b

7.62 ± 0.15b

7.60 ± 0.00b

7.56 ± 0.24b

7.54 ± 0.06a

7.47 ± 0.00a

7.47 ± 0.02a

7.18 ± 0.14a

6.13 ± 0.39a

12.39 ± 1.00a

8.16 ± 0.15c

7.16 ± 0.15c

VC

VC

VC

VC

VC

VC

VC

VC

13.63 ± 0.50a

13.39 ± 0.08a

13.25 ± 0.24a

13.15 ± 0.15a

13.00 ± 0.12a

10.69 ± 0.35a

6.44 ± 0.39b

VC

VC

VC

VC

*Storage at freezing: − 20 °C; refrigeration: 4 °C, and ambient temperatures: 25 °C

a–cMeans ± standard deviation with different superscript capital letters indicates significant difference (p < 0.05) between microcapsules in the same period and storage temperature

W, microcapsule whey powder; WX, microcapsule whey powder and xanthan; WP, microcapsule whey powder and pectin; VC, viable cells < 6 log CFU g−1