The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of porous starch,a new lyproposed flavorcarrier, in as imulated real industrial application.Aliquidtomatoflavorwasplatedontoporousstarch,aswellas ontomaltodextrin,andalsospraydried,beingthelatterthemostcommonflavorencapsulationtechniqueusedbythefoodflavorindustry.Thethreeflavorsystemswereaddedintoatomatosaucethatwas subjectedtosterilizationandambientstoragetoverifyflavorresistancetosterilizationandshelflife, measuredbysensoryandchemicalanalyses.Thethreeflavorsystemsshowedasimilarflavorcontent aftersterilizationandsimilarbehaviorduringshelf-life.Bothsensoryandchemicalanalysesconfirmed thatthepolarityofthesolventusedtocarrytheflavormoleculesontoporousstarchisakeyfactorin determiningflavorretentionovertime