pH

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

Type A gelatin-acacia

Yield (%)

66.1 ± 0.5e

76.7 ± 0.8c

83.0 ± 1.1b

86.8 ± 1.7a

69.8 ± 1.4d

Core loading (%)

66.7 ± 0.7e

84.4 ± 0.9c

95.9 ± 0.9b

98.6 ± 0.2a

73.4 ± 0.5d

Particle Size (µm)

106.2 ± 31.3a

120.1 ± 26.8a

105.8 ± 28.7a

101.6 ± 12.4a

108.9 ± 18.0a

Type B gelatin-acacia

Yield (%)

66.1 ± 0.5d

85.0 ± 0.8a

76.8 ± 0.5b

64.9 ± 0.8c

N/A

Core loading (%)

67.0 ± 0.7c

96.2 ± 1.5a

84.3 ± 0.3b

62.5 ± 1.1d

N/A

Particle Size (µm)

106.2 ± 31.3a

94.5 ± 29.8a

110.2 ± 24.4a

90.1 ± 32.2a

N/A

a, b, c, d, e Means within the same row with different letters are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05). N/A: No data is available
Table 1: Coacervates yield, loading of core material and particle size of coacervates prepared as a function of pH for the complex coacervation 370 between Type A gelatin and gum acacia and between Type B gelatin and gum acacia. Mean ± S.D., n = 3.