biostudies-literatureUnknown31(13)Nguyen TNPThis study aimed to evaluate the encapsulation of pomelo (<i>Citrus grandis</i> (L.) <i>Osbeck</i>) essential oils using the spray drying technique. The parameters of the process include concentration of maltodextrin (20-35% by wt%/wt%), concentration of essential oil (1-2.5% by wt%/wt%), inlet temperature of spray drying (120-180 °C), and feed flow rates (120-240 mL/h) were soundly examined. The utilization of suitable parameters as the concentration of maltodextrin at 30% (by wt%/wt%), the concentration of essential oil at 1.5% (by wt%/wt%), the inlet temperature of 140 °C, and feed flow rate of 120 mL/h showed the highest drying yields (90.05%), microencapsulation yield (75.59%), and microencapsulation efficiency (89.44%). TGA and DSC results verified higher stability of <i>Citrus grandFood science and biotechnology1679-1689https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9596643biostudies-literatureInfluence of spray drying parameters on the physicochemical characteristics of microencapsulated pomelo (<i>Citrus grandis</i> (L.) <i>Osbeck</i>) essential oil.PMC9596643Nguyen TNPVan Tran TBach LGHoang QBNguyen TTTVan CKfalseInfluence of spray drying parameters on the physicochemical characteristics of microencapsulated pomelo (<i>Citrus grandis</i> (L.) <i>Osbeck</i>) essential oil.This study aimed to evaluate the encapsulation of pomelo (<i>Citrus grandis</i> (L.) <i>Osbeck</i>) essential oils using the spray drying technique. The parameters of the process include concentration of maltodextrin (20-35% by wt%/wt%), concentration of essential oil (1-2.5% by wt%/wt%), inlet temperature of spray drying (120-180 °C), and feed flow rates (120-240 mL/h) were soundly examined. The utilization of suitable parameters as the concentration of maltodextrin at 30% (by wt%/wt%), the concentration of essential oil at 1.5% (by wt%/wt%), the inlet temperature of 140 °C, and feed flow rate of 120 mL/h showed the highest drying yields (90.05%), microencapsulation yield (75.59%), and microencapsulation efficiency (89.44%). TGA and DSC results verified higher stability of <i>Citrus grand2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Dec2025-04-05T00:09:22.402Z2025-04-05T00:09:22.402ZS-EPMC95966433631299710.1007/s10068-022-01161-5