Table 2.

Size, encapsulation efficiency of alginate beads/capsules and the viability of encapsulated yeast cells stored at 4 °C for 30 days

S. no.	Encapsulated beads/capsules	Size (mm)	Encapsulation efficiency (%)	Dose of yeast strain (CFU/ml)	Dose of yeast strain after 30 days (CFU/ml)	Viability (%)
1	Sodium alginate beads	2.94	93 ± 0.8	1.35 × 106	1.05 × 106	77 ± 0.9
2	Sodium alginate beads coated with chitosan	2.96	94 ± 0.9	1.41 × 106	1.34 × 106	95 ± 0.7
3	Sodium alginate-gelatinized starch microcapsules	1.70	90 ± 0.9	3.26 × 106	2.96 × 106	91 ± 0.8

The CFU/ml indicates the average of the four strains taken together

Average values (SD±) from three independent repetitions are presented