Table 5.

The Brix, emulsion quality, surface oil, retention oil, particle size, and encapsulation efficiency of essential oil-loaded capsules

Treatment	Brix (%)	Emulsion quality*	Surface oil (%)	Retention oil (%)	Particle size (nm)	Encapsulation efficiency (%)
T1	21.56	Poor	9.4a	nd	1022 b	74.1d
T2	21.44	Poor	6.4b	nd	747d	78.8cd
T3	20.47	Weak	2.1e	nd	1259a	91.3ab
T4	19.32	Good	5.2bc	nd	630e	81.5c
T5	22.40	Good	3.6cd	nd	360f	88.3b
T6	22.07	Weak	3.1d	nd	366c	91.5ab
T7	22.87	Good	2.1de	80.9a	323f	96.2a
T8	22.34	Good	s1.4e	75.2b	406de	95.3a
SEM	1.68	-	0.46	2.18	37.8	3.42

^*The dispersity, stability, size, and shape uniformity of oil droplets in water emulsion was analyzed by an inverted microscope.

Means with different letters in the same column are significantly different (P<0.05).

Each experiment was performed in triplicate.