The drying process was performed in a stainless steel spouted bed dryer of laboratory size with high density polyethylene (HDPE) inert particles. The angle of the conical base is 60°, 13 cm high and has 3 cm diameter inlet orifice. The cylindrical column is 72 cm high and has a diameter of 18 cm. Drying was performed with a 2.5 kg of inert material, 1.8 m/s speed at different temperatures (60, 80, 95 and 110 °C) and different concentrations (0%, 3% and 6%) of maltodextrin MOR-REX® 1910 (9 ≤ DE ≤ 12) (Corn Products, Brazil).