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Table 1 Compositions of emulsions and of external media used for beads’ preparation

From: Encapsulation of a free-solvent extract of lycopene in alginate-Ca(II) beads containing sugars and biopolymers

Beads

Emulsions

Gelling solutions

System

Alginate 10 g/kg

Trehalose 200 g/kg

Biopolymer 2.5 g/kg

Calcium chloride 25 g/kg

Trehalose 200 g/kg

Biopolymer

Initial solution of encapsulant agents:lycopene extract (2:1)

 X

X

A

 X

X

X

X

A-T

 X

X

X

X

Chitosan 5 g/kg

A-TCh

 X

X

Pectin

X

X

AP-T

 X

X

Arabic gum

X

X

AAG-T

  1. The abbreviation employed for each bead system was also indicated