Table 3. Water absorption index and water solubility index of spray-dried powders from safflower extracts

Sample1) Water absorption index (WAI) Water solubility index (WSI %)
FD 0.79±0.06a2) 78.67±1.15e
CD10 0.55±0.05b 90.67±1.15d
CD20 0.59±0.03b 94.00±0.00b
MD10 0.55±0.08b 92.00±0.00cd
MD20 0.57±0.01b 96.67±1.15a
CDMD10 0.55±0.05b 92.67±1.15bc
CDMD20 0.61±0.06b 96.00±0.00a
FD, freeze-dried powder; CD10, spray-dried powder with 10% cyclodextrin; CD20, spray-dried powder with 20% cyclodextrin; MD10, spray-dried powder with 10% maltodextrin; MD20, spray-dried powder with 20% maltodextirn; CDMD10, spray-dreid powder with 5% cyclodextrin and 5% maltodextrin; CDMD20, spray-dried powder with 10% cyclodextrin and 10% maltodextrin.
All values are mean±SD. Different letters (a-e) within a row are significantly different by Duncan’s multiple range test at p<0.05.