Table 1.

Pros and cons of the different encapsulation technologies for probiotics. Adapted from (Mendes and Chronakis, 2021).

	Spray-drying	Freeze-drying	Extrusion	Electrospraying	Emulsification
Encapsulation Efficiency	*	-	**	***	*
Cell viability	**	**	*	**	**
Temperature regularity	-	-	-	***	**
Cost	**	-	*	*	*
Material flexibility	*	***	-	***	-
Scalability	***	***	***	*	***

***: Best; **: Good; *: Fair; -: Worst.