Table 1. Apparent Viscosity of Samples in Water and SGF at Shear Rate 3.96 s^–1 and Total Minimized Energy.

S.no.	sample	viscosity (mPa s) (in water)	viscosity (mPa s) (in SGF)	total minimized energy (MM+)
1.	mucin (5%)	7.65	11.85	–166.81
2.	pure gum (1%)	21.62	34.90	–39.48
3.	thiolated gum (1%)	34.20	55.11	–13.73
4.	mucin + pure gum	45.45	71.75	–258.41 (ΔE = −52.12)
5.	mucin + thiolated gum	78.70	112.58	–267.84 (ΔE = −87.29)