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Table 2.

Effect of the lecithin content on the characteristics and stability of nanoemulsions.

PC addition	Particle size (nm)	ζ-potential (mV)	PDI	Emulsification yield (%)	Turbidity	TSI
0.13	604.5 ± 5.6^a	− 26.90 ± 0.26^f	0.73 ± 0.01^a	88.11 ± 0.83^c	26,311.0 ± 253.0^a	5.00 ± 0.04^a
0.15	470.2 ± 4.1^c	− 28.20 ± 0.27^e	0.60 ± 0.01^b	88.90 ± 0.84^b	23,986.8 ± 229.0^d	3.91 ± 0.03^b
0.17	295.6 ± 2.6^f	− 33.40 ± 0.32^ab	0.21 ± 0.01^e	90.03 ± 0.83^a	22,670.4 ± 216.4^e	3.10 ± 0.02^e
0.19	332.3 ± 3.0^e	− 33.70 ± 0.32^a	0.41 ± 0.01^d	90.15 ± 0.84^a	24,732.7 ± 234.1^c	3.20 ± 0.02^d
0.21	401.5 ± 3.7^d	− 32.10 ± 0.31^c	0.53 ± 0.01^c	84.20 ± 0.79^d	25,082.6 ± 235.9^b	3.40 ± 0.02^c
0.23	483.1 ± 4.3^b	− 31.40 ± 0.30^d	0.64 ± 0.01^b	78.13 ± 0.73^e	26,439.8 ± 253.0^a	4.00 ± 0.03^b

Data represent mean ± standard deviations. Different letters in the same column represent a significant difference between samples (p < 0.05). Arrange all the averages in descending order, and use the letter “a” on the maximum average.