Table 6.

Summary of drying experiments results.

Drying Technique	Yield (%)	EE (%)	Bioactive Loading (mg/g)	Moisture (%)	D[4,3] (μm)	D[3,2] (μm)	span
Spray Drying	50.8	74 ± 1a	173 ± 3a	2.6 ± 0.1a	18.8 ± 0.1a	11.9 ± 0.1a	1.8 ± 0.1a
PGSS Drying	59.9	53 ± 2b	124 ± 6b	2.2 ± 0.2a	11.6 ± 0.5b	6.2 ± 0.2b	3.0 ± 0.4b
Freeze Drying	96.9	96 ± 3c	226 ± 7c	2.8 ± 0.1a	-	-	-

∗Different letters in each column mean statistically significant differences at 95% confidence level.