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. 2021 Feb 11;10(2):392. doi: 10.3390/foods10020392

Table 1.

Experimental design for four-factor five-level CCD.

Factor Variable Levels
Coded Values 1
−a −1 0 +1 +a
Actual Values
oregano (%, w/w) X1 0 0.4 0.5 0.6 1
lemon balm (%, w/w) X2 0 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.5
bay laurel (%, w/w) X3 0 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.5
time (month) X4 0.9 5.5 6.65 7.8 12.4
Run Factor Run Factor
X1 X2 X3 X4 X1 X2 X3 X4
1 0.5 0.25 0.25 0.9 17 0 0.25 0.25 6.65
2 0.5 0.25 0.25 6.65 18 0.5 0.25 0.25 6.65
3 0.5 0.25 0.25 6.65 19 0.4 0.2 0.3 7.8
4 0.6 0.3 0.2 7.8 20 0.5 0.25 0.25 6.65
5 0.5 0.25 0.25 6.65 21 0.5 0 0.25 6.65
6 0.5 0.25 0.25 6.65 22 0.4 0.2 0.2 5.5
7 0.5 0.25 0 6.65 23 0.5 0.5 0.25 6.65
8 0.6 0.3 0.3 5.5 24 0.4 0.3 0.3 5.5
9 0.5 0.25 0.25 12.4 25 0.4 0.2 0.3 5.5
10 0.4 0.2 0.2 7.8 26 0.4 0.3 0.3 7.8
11 0.6 0.3 0.3 7.8 27 1 0.25 0.25 6.65
12 0.4 0.3 0.2 7.8 28 0.5 0.25 0.5 6.65
13 0.6 0.2 0.3 7.8 29 0.6 0.2 0.2 7.8
14 0.6 0.3 0.2 5.5 30 0.5 0.25 0.25 6.65
15 0.6 0.2 0.2 5.5 31 0.4 0.3 0.2 5.5
16 0.6 0.2 0.3 5.5

1  Coded value=actual level(high level+low level)/2(high levellow level)/2.