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. 2021 Nov 25;10(12):2923. doi: 10.3390/foods10122923

Table 2.

Properties of oregano essential oil particles.

	WPI:MD
	1:1	1:3
Total oil content (%)	10.98 ± 0.29 ^b	9.88 ± 0.36 ^a
Surface oil content (%)	0.21 ± 0.03 ^a	0.93 ± 0.16 ^b
Oil retention (%)	54.88 ± 1.44 ^b	49.39 ± 1.80 ^a
Encapsulation efficiency (%)	98.06 ± 0.29 ^b	90.58 ± 1.48 ^a
Moisture (%)	9.23 ± 0.65 ^a	8.19 ± 0.37 ^a
Bulk density (g/cm³)	0.17 ± 0.01 ^a	0.20 ± 0.01 ^b
Hygroscopicity (%)	14.76 ± 0.09 ^a	15.78 ± 0.99 ^a
Dispersibility (%)	57.10 ± 1.62 ^a	64.17 ± 1.84 ^b
Wettability (min)	7.28 ± 0.20 ^b	5.19 ± 0.07 ^a

Data are represented as means ± SD (n = 3); values within rows followed by different superscripts represent significant differences (p < 0.05).