Table 2. Encapsulation efficiency of honey encapsulation gel beads produced using the atomisation system

Honey type	Honey concentration (%w/v)	Alginate concentration (%w/v)	Encapsulation efficiency (%)
Acacia	20	1	94.6 (±0.74)^a
Acacia	20	1.5	95.1 (±0.39)^a
Acacia	20	2	97.3 (±0.35)^b
Acacia	40	1	96.5 (±0.48)^a
Acacia	40	1.5	96.6 (±0.35)^a
Acacia	40	2	96.8 (±0.18)^a
Acacia	20	1	94.6 (±0.74)^a
Acacia	40	1	96.5 (±0.48)^b
Acacia	60	1	97.0 (±0.39)^c
Acacia	40	1	96.5 (±0.48)^a
Gelam	40	1	97.3 (±0.25)^b
Tualang	40	1	97.2 (±0.34)^b

Means in a section with different superscript letters are significantly different (p<0.05).