A subject of the present invention is the use of a maltodextrin or a glucose syrup obtained, by acid or enzymatic hydrolysis, from a leguminous starch having an amylase content comprised between 25% and 50%, expressed as dry weight relative to the dry weight of starch, for the encapsulation of organic compounds.本發明係一種使用於膠囊化有機化合物之麥芽糊精或葡萄糖漿,此麥芽糊精或葡萄糖漿係藉由酸化或水解豆類澱粉而獲得,且此豆類澱粉係含有百分之25至50乾重百分比的直鏈澱粉,其係相對於澱粉乾重之重量百分比。