Table 2.
Second-order polynomial equations for each response variable.
| Equation | R2 | RAdj2 |
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| EE = −48.699∗ + 0.3036AG − 0.001AG2 + 0.710T∗ − 0.002T2∗ − 0.003AG.T | 0.87 | 0.74 |
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| DY = −175.962∗ + 4.222AG∗ − 0.097AG2∗ + 2.245T∗ − 0.007T2∗ − 0.004AG.T | 0.85 | 0.71 |
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| LC = 56.961–2.808AG∗ + 0.069AG2∗ − 0.257T + 0.0025T2∗ − 0.0003AG.T | 0.91 | 0.82 |
AG: arabic gum (%); T: temperature (°C); EE: encapsulation efficiency (%); DY: drying yield (%); LC: loading capacity (mg β-carotene.g−1particles). ∗Affecting significantly the response variable (p>0.05).