Table 3. Results of physical characteristics including average yield weight, microencapsulation yield, average size, and loading efficiency for astaxanthin encapsulated beads prepared with various formulations.

Code name	Average Yield Weight (g)	Microencapsulation Yield (%)	Average Size (μm)	Loading Efficiency (%)
1A0.5T2C	0.29±0.03	63.8±3.6	690.5±74.5	96.6±3.6
1A0.5T10C	0.37±0.06	29.2±4.5	754.2±80.7	95.0±2.9
1A2T2C	0.29±0.02	63.4±2.4	692.7±58.8	86.2±4.2
1A2T10C	0.33±0.04	25.8±4.9	685.9±55.1	82.5±4.2
2A0.5T2C	0.46±0.04	79.0±4.6	825.4±52.5	86.0±3.2
2A0.5T10C	0.58±0.08	41.1±7.3	906.4±35.6	97.3±3.8
2A2T2C	0.46±0.04	80.3±3.8	842.7±45.0	82.0±1.8
2A2T10C	0.62±0.08	44.2±8.2	883.6±62.2	93.3±2.0
3A0.5T2C	0.64±0.02	91.3±2.6	939.4±47.9	86.8±2.9
3A0.5T10C	0.85±0.05	55.7±6.1	964.0±43.0	89.6±2.5
3A2T2C	0.69±0.02	97.9±2.8	1011.8±50.4	99.2±1.7
3A2T10C	0.97±0.03	63.2±3.0	1044.4±64.6	100.0±4.2