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JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
—Volume 62, No. 6, 1997
ABSTRACT
Pure
b
-carotene was encapsulated in 25 Dextrose Equiva-
lent maltodextrin by three drying processes (spray, freeze
and drum). Stability was studied at 11% and 32% RH and 25°C,
35°C and 45°C. No significant influence of %RH was observed
on the retention of
b
-carotene. Oxidation followed first order
kinetics with an initial fast first order reaction followed by a
second much slower first order reaction period. Although
drum-drying caused more initial loss in drying, the lower
surface carotenoids and larger particle size resulted in greater
stability as compared to the other methods. The chromamet-
ric measurements of “L” and “a” corresponded to the other
kinetics and indicated that the first period rapid loss corre-
sponded to the oxidation of surface carotenoids.
Key Words: carotenoids, encapsulation, oxidation, stabil-
ity kinetics
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