Research Article
Spray Encapsulation of Iron in Chitosan Biopolymer for Tea Fortification
Table 1
Description of formulation variables and codes.
| | No. | Sample description | Codes |
| | 1 | Spray-dried medium molecular weight chitosan 1% by wt | CH | | 2 | Chitosan loaded with 15% FeSO4 by wt | CH15Fe | | 3 | Chitosan loaded with 20% FeSO4 by wt | CH20Fe | | 4 | Chitosan loaded with 30% FeSO4 by wt | CH30Fe | | 5 | Chitosan loaded with 40% FeSO4 by wt | CH40Fe | | 6 | Chitosan loaded with 30% FeSO4 and 10% maltodextrin by wt | CH30FeMD | | 7 | Chitosan loaded with 40% FeSO4 and 10% maltodextrin by wt | CH40FeMD | | 8 | Chitosan loaded with 40% FeSO4, 10% maltodextrin surface coated with melted soy stearin in DCM | CH40FeMDST | | 9 | TPP-induced cross-linked chitosan loaded with 50% FeSO4 by wt | CH50FeTPP | | 10 | TPP-induced cross-linked chitosan loaded with 60% FeSO4 by wt | CH60FeTPP |
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