Table 5.
Sterol concentrations in initial oils and those extracted after microencapsulation.
| Sterols from Total Microencapsulated Oil | Sterols from the Surface Oil | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samples | β-sitosterol (Mayor Phytosterol) % on Total Phytosterols |
Stigmasterol/ Campesterol Ratio |
Cholesterol (mg·kg−1) | Total Phytosterols (mg·kg−1) | β-sitosterol (Mayor Phytosterol) % on Total Phytosterols) | Stigmasterol/ Campesterol Ratio |
Cholesterol (mg·kg−1) | Total Phytosterols (mg·kg−1) | |
| P. huayllabambana | Initial oil | 56.7 ± 1.5 | 5.9 ± 0,6 | * | 2056 ± 97 a,b | ||||
| SIHO + Hi-cap | 60.7 ± 3.0 | 5.1 ± 0.5 | * | 2119 ± 90 a | 62.2 ± 3.5 | 5.2 ± 0.6 | * | 1934 ± 75 b,c | |
| SIHO + Capsul | 61.8 ± 3.8 | 4.9 ± 0.5 | * | 2154 ± 95 a | 63.7 ± 3.5 | 5.3 ± 0.6 | * | 1888 ± 79 c | |
| SIHO + AG | 60.8 ± 3.1 | 5.2 ± 0.5 | * | 2101 ± 92 a | 61.6 ± 3.0 | 5.2 ± 0.5 | * | 1893 ± 80 c | |
| SIHO + AG + MD | 63.7 ± 6.0 | 5.1 ± 0.5 | * | 2050 ± 75 a | 61.2 ± 3.2 | 5.3 ± 0.5 | * | 1855 ± 80 c | |
| SIHO + AG + MD + WPI | 62.5 ± 4.5 | 4.3 ± 0.5 | 1014 ± 30 | 2104 ± 90 a | 61.5 ± 3.1 | 5.4 ± 0.6 | * | 1901 ± 75 c | |
| P. volubilis | Initial oil | 52.8 ± 2.0 | 3.3 ± 0.6 | * | 2225 ± 65 A | ||||
| SIVO + Hi-cap | 58.2 ± 2.5 | 3.7 ± 0.5 | * | 2255 ± 65 A | 56.0 ± 2.9 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | * | 2269 ± 85 A | |
| SIVO + Capsul | 58.6 ± 3.9 | 3.8 ± 0.5 | * | 2282 ± 60 A | 56.0 ± 2.9 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | * | 2290 ± 90 A | |
| SIVO + AG | 55.8 ± 3.0 | 4.1 ± 0.5 | * | 2356 ± 70 A | 56.5 ± 3.0 | 3.8 ± 0.5 | * | 2277 ± 95 A | |
| SIVO + AG + MD | 56.3 ± 3.4 | 3.1 ± 0.6 | * | 2348 ± 65 A | 55.8 ± 3.0 | 3.9 ± 0.5 | * | 2240 ± 95 A | |
| SIVO + AG + MD + WPI | 56.0 ± 3.2 | 3.0 ± 0.7 | 1072 ± 32 | 2321 ± 55 A | 55.8 ± 3.0 | 4.0 ± 0.6 | * | 2279 ± 95 A | |
In each column different letters indicate significant difference values at p < 0.05 (lower case letters for SIHO and capital letters for SIVO). *: <0.4% on total sterols.