Microencapsulation by spray drying of bioactive compounds from cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica)

Food Chemistry

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 616-622

  Saénz, Carmen ^a   Tapia, Sandra ^a   Chávez, Jorge ^a   Robert, Paz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Betalains; Cactus pear; Microencapsulation; Polyphenols; Spray drying; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 58749110487     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.09.095     Document Type: Article

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