Spray-dried encapsulation of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) essential oilwith mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) gum

Authors
Beristain, CI Garcia, HS Vernon-Carter, EJ
Citation
Ci. Beristain et al., Spray-dried encapsulation of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) essential oilwith mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) gum, LEBENSM-WIS, 34(6), 2001, pp. 398-401
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
LEBENSMITTEL-WISSENSCHAFT UND-TECHNOLOGIE-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
00236438 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
398 - 401
Database
ISI
SICI code
0023-6438(2001)34:6<398:SEOC(C>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
About 40 g oil/kg seed were extracted from cardamom seeds bi, steam distill ation. Emulsions with oil: gum ratios of 1: 5,1:4 and 1: 3 w/w were prepare d homogenizing 300 g of mesquite gum/kg in deionized water with the essenti al oil. Microcapsules were produced by spray drying. Total oil retention, s urface oil, moisture content, and bulk and particle density were analysed i n the microcapsules. The greatest encapsulation efficiency reached was 83.6 % for an oil: gum ratio of 1: 4, with a surface oil concentration of 2590 m g/kg powder. Moisture content was similar for the three ratios tested (20-2 5 g/kg powder).