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