Table 3.
Water absorption index (WAI) and water solubility index (WSI) of microencapsulated pineapple juice powders

Samples1)	Water absorption index	Water solubility index (%)
Fd	0.87±0.01a2)	90.45±0.19b
SD-M	0.74±0.01b	99.76±0.21a
SD-MA-1	0.65±0.03c	99.35±0.94a
SD-MA-2	0.48±0.02d	98.41±1.56a
SD-MA-3	0.41±0.10d	98.22±3.77a

FD, freeze-dried powder; SD-M, spray-dried powder added 20% maltodextrin; SD-MA-1, spray-dried powder added 20% maltodextrin and 1% alginic acid; SD-MA-2, spray-dried powder added 20% maltodextrin and 2% alginic acid; SD-MA-3, spray-dried powder added 20% maltodextrin and 3% alginic acid.
Means±SD (n=3) within each column (a-d) followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p<0.05).