Research Article

The Use of D-Optimal Mixture Design in Optimizing Formulation of a Nutraceutical Hard Candy

Table 4

The effect of different combinations studied.

TermEstimationStandard error ratio

(a)
3.7300.15524.03<0.0001
5.1210.37213.76<0.0001
−2.2710.307−7.400.0003
−1.3780.372−3.700.0100
(b)
3.6470.16921.49<0.0001
5.3220.40713.08<0.0001
−2.7520.335−8.200.0002
−1.3440.407−3.300.0164
(c)
4.4080.14031.57<0.0001
3.0830.3359.21<0.0001
−1.9170.335−5.730.0012
−0.8610.276−3.120.0206
(d)
3.7900.12829.68<0.0001
4.4400.30614.50<0.0001
−3.2270.252−12.79<0.0001
0.2740.3060.900.405
(e)
3.0480.19415.72<0.0001
6.5080.46514.00<0.0001
−0.9910.465−2.130.077
1.3620.3830.950.381
(f)
3.7380.24615.16<0.0001
4.8740.5918.25<0.0002
−1.9500.487−4.000.0071
−1.7930.591−3.030.0230