Research Article

OMEGA-3 Fatty Acids Retention, Oxidative Quality, and Sensoric Acceptability of Spray-Dried Flaxseed Oil

Table 3

Impact of spray-drying conditions on free fatty acids in flaxseed oil dried powder at different days and storage intervals.

Spray-dryer process runIndependent variablesFree fatty acids (%)
Inlet air temperature (°C)Feed flow rate (mL/hr)Atomization speed (rpm)Outlet temperature (°C)0 daysStorage at temperature 4°CStorage at temperature 25°C
30 days60 days30 days60 days

1140 (0)300 (+1)16000 (0)60 (‒1)0.29 ± 0.05d0.35 ± 0.06cd0.45 ± 0.07bc0.46 ± 0.07bc0.71 ± 0.08ab
2140 (0)250 (0)12000 (‒1)60 (‒1)0.28 ± 0.04d0.34 ± 0.05cd0.44 ± 0.06bc0.45 ± 0.06bc0.70 ± 0.07ab
3140 (0)200 (‒1)16000 (0)80 (+1)0.29 ± 0.05d0.35 ± 0.06cd0.45 ± 0.06bc0.46 ± 0.07bc0.71 ± 0.08ab
4120 (‒1)200 (‒1)16000 (0)70 (0)0.27 ± 0.02d0.33 ± 0.03cd0.43 ± 0.04bc0.44 ± 0.05bc0.69 ± 0.06ab
5160 (+1)300 (+1)16000 (0)70 (0)0.31 ± 0.06cd0.37 ± 0.07c0.47 ± 0.07bc0.48 ± 0.08b0.73 ± 0.09a
6 (C1)140 (0)250 (0)16000 (0)70 (0)0.28 ± 0.04d0.35 ± 0.05cd0.45 ± 0.06bc0.46 ± 0.06bc0.71 ± 0.07ab
7120 (‒1)250 (0)16000 (0)80 (+1)0.29 ± 0.04d0.36 ± 0.05c0.46 ± 0.05bc0.47 ± 0.06bc0.72 ± 0.08a
8 (C2)140 (0)250 (0)16000 (0)70 (0)0.28 ± 0.05d0.35 ± 0.06cd0.45 ± 0.07bc0.46 ± 0.07bc0.71 ± 0.08ab
9140 (0)200 (‒1)16000 (0)60 (‒1)0.28 ± 0.04d0.34 ± 0.05cd0.44 ± 0.05bc0.46 ± 0.06bc0.72 ± 0.07a
10160 (+1)250 (0)16000 (0)60 (‒1)0.30 ± 0.06d0.37 ± 0.07c0.47 ± 0.07bc0.48 ± 0.08b0.74 ± 0.09a
11160 (+1)250 (0)12000 (‒1)70 (0)0.31 ± 0.06cd0.38 ± 0.07c0.48 ± 0.08b0.50 ± 0.08b0.75 ± 0.09a
12120 (‒1)250 (0)12000 (‒1)70 (0)0.27 ± 0.02d0.33 ± 0.03cd0.43 ± 0.04bc0.44 ± 0.04bc0.69 ± 0.05ab
13140 (0)200 (‒1)20000 (‒1)70 (0)0.28 ± 0.03d0.34 ± 0.04cd0.44 ± 0.05bc0.45 ± 0.05bc0.70 ± 0.06ab
14120 (‒1)250 (0)16000 (0)60 (‒1)0.26 ± 0.01d0.32 ± 0.03cd0.42 ± 0.04bc0.43 ± 0.05bc0.68 ± 0.06ab
15 (C3)140 (0)250 (0)16000 (0)70 (0)0.28 ± 0.04d0.35 ± 0.06cd0.45 ± 0.06bc0.46 ± 0.07bc0.72 ± 0.08a
16120 (‒1)300 (+1)16000 (0)70 (0)0.27 ± 0.02d0.33 ± 0.03cd0.43 ± 0.04bc0.44 ± 0.05bc0.69 ± 0.06ab
17140 (0)250 (0)12000 (‒1)80 (+1)0.29 ± 0.05d0.36 ± 0.06c0.46 ± 0.07bc0.47 ± 0.08bc0.72 ± 0.09a
18 (C4)140 (0)250 (0)16000 (0)70 (0)0.28 ± 0.04d0.35 ± 0.04cd0.45 ± 0.05bc0.46 ± 0.06bc0.71 ± 0.07ab
19140 (0)300 (+1)16000 (0)80 (+1)0.29 ± 0.05d0.36 ± 0.06c0.46 ± 0.06bc0.47 ± 0.07bc0.72 ± 0.07a
20160 (+1)250 (0)16000 (0)80 (+1)0.31 ± 0.07cd0.38 ± 0.07c0.48 ± 0.08b0.49 ± 0.08b0.75 ± 0.09a
21140 (0)300 (+1)12000 (‒1)70 (0)0.28 ± 0.05d0.35 ± 0.05cd0.45 ± 0.06bc0.46 ± 0.06bc0.72 ± 0.07a
22120 (‒1)250 (0)20000 (+1)70 (0)0.27 ± 0.02d0.34 ± 0.03cd0.44 ± 0.03bc0.45 ± 0.04bc0.70 ± 0.05ab
23140 (0)250 (0)20000 (+1)80 (+1)0.29 ± 0.05d0.36 ± 0.06c0.46 ± 0.06bc0.47 ± 0.07bc0.72 ± 0.07a
24140 (0)300 (+1)20000 (+1)70 (0)0.27 ± 0.03d0.34 ± 0.03cd0.45 ± 0.04bc0.46 ± 0.04bc0.72 ± 0.05a
25140 (0)250 (0)20000 (+1)60 (‒1)0.27 ± 0.02d0.33 ± 0.03cd0.44 ± 0.04bc0.45 ± 0.04bc0.71 ± 0.05ab
26160 (+1)250 (0)20000 (+1)70 (0)0.31 ± 0.06cd0.38 ± 0.07c0.49 ± 0.07b0.51 ± 0.08b0.77 ± 0.09a
27160 (+1)200 (‒1)16000 (0)70 (0)0.31 ± 0.06cd0.38 ± 0.06c0.48 ± 0.07b0.49 ± 0.07b0.75 ± 0.08a
28140 (0)200 (‒1)12000 (‒1)70 (0)0.29 ± 0.05d0.36 ± 0.06c0.45 ± 0.06bc0.45 ± 0.07bc0.70 ± 0.07ab
29 (C5)140 (0)250 (0)16000 (0)70 (0)0.28 ± 0.04d0.35 ± 0.05cd0.45 ± 0.06bc0.46 ± 0.06bc0.72 ± 0.07a
30 (C6)140 (0)250 (0)16000 (0)70 (0)0.28 ± 0.05d0.35 ± 0.06cd0.45 ± 0.07bc0.46 ± 0.07bc0.72 ± 0.08a

C1,C2,C3,C4,C5,C6Spray-drying process at center points. Experimental model = Box–Behnken design. Total number of spray-drying treatments = 30. Number of replicates = 03. a-dValues with similar letters show homogenous groups within the row and column ().