Table 1.
Sample | Particle size(nm) | Polydispersity | Zeta Potential(mV) | Load efficiency(%) |
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GG-WPI | 331.21 ± 22.66b | 0.287 ± 0.02a | 27.59 ± 0.76c | _ |
GWC-A-2 | 306.16 ± 7.09c | 0.263 ± 0.02a | 29.33 ± 0.95b | 34.71 ± 0.12c |
GWC-A-4 | 339.16 ± 10.03b | 0.293 ± 0.07a | 30.49 ± 1.04a | 54.12 ± 0.35b |
GWC-A-6 | 368.42 ± 15.25a | 0.273 ± 0.04a | 29.99 ± 0.46a | 60.34 ± 0.17a |
GG, gellan gum; WPI, whey protein isolate; GWC-A, the GG-WPI nanocomplexes loaded with ACNs at different concentrations. Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences between means (p-value <0.05).