*3.2. Material*

The raw material used in the study included Saskatoon berries (*A. alnifolia* L.) *cv.* 'Smoky' that were purchased from the horticultural farm in Wojciechów near Lublin, Poland (51◦14-08"N 22◦14-41"E). This cultivar was chosen on the basis of the previous research (Lachowicz et al., 2019). The resulting fruit was ground in Thermomix (Wuppertal, Vorkwek, Germany) at 40 ◦C for 10 min. Then, the juice was extracted on a hydraulic press and centrifuged. Solutions with carrier concentrations of 30%, 40%, and 50% (*w*/*w*) were prepared. The carriers applied to produce powders were maltodextrin DE (20–40) and inulin (Beneo-Orafti, Belgium). The received fruit-carrier, juice-carrier, and pomace-carrier compositions were dried.
