ArticleMultiple phase capsules had been prepared in a single spray drying process. The main
goal of the present study was to investigate whether the conversion of a portion of the modified
starch (wall material used in spray drying) to resistant starch (RS) would
offer added protection
of encapsulated material. To achieve this, dry gallic acid (GA; a model water soluble phenol
compound used in the present study) was initially dispersed in palm oil and stabilized with
Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate (PGPR 4175) as an
emulsifier. This dispersion was homogenized
with a modified starch (MS, dextrose equivalent of 15) solution, that was previously treated with
high pressure and increased temperature to achieve starch retrogradation, and then spray dried. It
was possible to
produce only small amounts of RS from modified starch, varying from 0.1 to
0.2% of total carbohydrate content. GA content in the lipid phase of the capsule was determined
by lipid droplet size in the O/W emulsion (the feeding solution), as smaller droplet
s results in the
significantly bigger surface area, and more intensive GA diffusion from O to W phase.
Maltodextrin shell wall was able to prevent leaking of the melted palm oil form the capsule core
to the surface during seating tests, preventing agglomer
ation of capsules. This could be very
important for the storage/transportation of capsules in the uncontrolled temperature conditions
