The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of porous starch,a newly proposed flavor carrier, in a simulated real industrial application.A liquid tomato flavor was plated on to porous starch,as well as onto maltodextrin,and also spraydried,beingthelatterthemostcommonflavorencapsulationtechniqueusedbythefoodflavorindustry.Thethreeflavorsystemswereaddedintoatomatosaucethatwas subjectedtosterilizationandambientstoragetoverifyflavorresistancetosterilizationandshelflife, measuredbysensoryandchemicalanalyses.Thethreeflavorsystemsshowedasimilarflavorcontent aftersterilizationandsimilarbehaviorduringshelf-life.Bothsensoryandchemicalanalysesconfirmed thatthepolarityofthesolventusedtocarrytheflavormoleculesontoporousstarchisakeyfactorin determiningflavorretentionovertime