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| Table 3. Yield in powder and water content of beads dipped in the protective solutions and subsequently dried. |
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Drying process |
Protective solution |
Yield1 |
Moisture |
aw |
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CAD2 |
Peptone |
2.6 |
8.4 |
0.33 |
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Lactose |
14.1 |
12.9 |
0.39 |
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Trehalose |
13.0 |
11.0 |
0.33 |
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Whey-sucrose |
21.2 |
10.9 |
0.45 |
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|
FD3 |
Peptone |
2.4 |
4.1 |
0.10 |
|
Lactose |
11.1 |
8.4 |
0.22 |
|
|
Trehalose |
10.4 |
8.6 |
0.25 |
|
|
Whey-sucrose |
16.8 |
8.1 |
0.36 |
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1 Yield
in powder (g/100 g fresh beads). |
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