. 2016 Oct 11;5(3):554–563. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.430

Table 3.

Formulations, compositions, moisture content (%), and water activity of encapsulated E. durans IW3 with various prebiotic concentrations. Alginate‐encapsulated cells (2% (w/v)) were used as control. F1–F9: various gel formulations. Values shown are means ± standard deviations (n = 3)

Formulations	Prebiotics	Con (%)	Moisture content (%)	Water activity
F1 (ALG)	–	–	3.23 ± 0.3^a	0.46 ± 0.02^a
F2	Psyllium	0.5	3.03 ± 0.2^a	0.18 ± 0.02^a
F3	Psyllium	1.0	3.11 ± 0.4^a	0.17 ± 0.03^a
F4	Psyllium	1.5	3.19 ± 0.2^a	0.15 ± 0.04^a
F5	Psyllium	2.0	3.14 ± 0.4^a	0.16 ± 0.03^a
F6	Gum Arabic	0.5	3.02 ± 0.3^a	0.30 ± 0.04^a
F7	Gum Arabic	1.0	2.99 ± 0.2^a	0.29 ± 0.03^a
F8	Gum Arabic	1.5	3.05 ± 0.4^a	0.29 ± 0.02^a
F9	Gum Arabic	2.0	3.03 ± 0.3^a	0.27 ± 0.03^a

Values followed by the same letters are not significantly different (p > .05). Statistical analysis of each formulation was performed separately. ALG: alginate‐encapsulated cells, Con: concentration.