Lemongrass Essential Oil (Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf.) Seasonal Evaluation and Microencapsulation by Spray-Drying
Thais Letícia Moreira da Silva, Gabriela Iatczaki da Rosa, Milena Aparecida Lorang dos Santos, S. Graf, Beatriz Helena Lameiro de Noronha Sales Maia, Flávio Luís Beltrame, Priscileila Colerato Ferrari
Abstract
HIGHLIGHTS High concentration of citral in pure and microencapsulated lemongrass essential oil. Warmer seasons (spring and summer) presented highest concentration of citral. Physicochemical evaluation of microcapsules containing lemongrass essential oil. Lemongrass essential oil microcapsulation by spray drying.
Topics & Concepts
Cymbopogon citratusCitralEssential oilSpray dryingChemistryFood scienceChromatographyMicroencapsulation and Drying ProcessesBee Products Chemical AnalysisNatural Compound Pharmacology Studies