Table 2.
Effect of feeding rate on physical, phytochemical and antioxidant properties of encapsulated banana peel powder
| Feed rate (mL/min) | Yield (%) | Moisture (%) | TPC (mg GAE/g DM) | Encapsulation efficiency (%) | TPC recovery (%) | FRAP (mg TE/g DM) | DPPH (mg TE/g DM) | Bulk Density (g/ml) | Aw | Solubility (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 79.18 ± 1.11a | 2.05 ± 0.36a | 5.42 ± 0.23a | 98.56 ± 0.04a | 83.49 ± 3.56b | 6.82 ± 0.43a | 5.31 ± 0.4a | 0.32 ± 0.02a | 0.18 ± 0.0 | 96.25 ± 0.95a |
| 6 | 76.24 ± 0.5a | 2.21 ± 0.44a | 5.47 ± 0.17a | 98.60 ± 0.19a | 81.12 ± 2.47b | 8.74 ± 0.83a | 5.16 ± 0.34a | 0.33 ± 0.05a | 0.22 ± 0.0 | 95.46 ± 0.32a |
| 9 | 75.18 ± 1.34a | 2.72 ± 0.2ab | 5.36 ± 0.1a | 98.82 ± 0.21a | 78.31 ± 1.43ab | 7.56 ± 0.46a | 4.60 ± 0.46a | 0.28 ± 0.01a | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 95.30 ± 0.66a |
| 12 | 67.05 ± 2.23 | 4.18 ± 0.34b | 5.36 ± 0.13a | 98.80 ± 0.17a | 69.88 ± 1.66a | 7.60 ± 0.50a | 5.27 ± 0.13a | 0.32 ± 0.02a | 0.34 ± 0.01 | 97.24 ± 0.33a |
| 15 | 49.66 ± 1.28 | 3.47 ± 0.45b | 5.22 ± 0.4a | 99.36 ± 0.07 | 75.65 ± 5.75ab | 6.85 ± 0.71a | 5.34 ± 0.39a | 0.32 ± 0.03a | 0.39 ± 0.01 | 96.12 ± 0.94a |
Values are means ± standard deviations. Data in the same column sharing a similar superscript letter are not significant different (p > 0.05)