Table 2.

Critical strain (γ_c), G′ at critical strain (G_cr), and cohesive energy density (E_c) of PC-CG and PC-GG gels at various polysaccharide concentrations.

Polysaccharide Concentrations (wt.%)	Types of Polysaccharides	Critical Strain γc (%)	G′ at Critical Strain Gcr (Pa)	Cohesive Energy Density Ec (J/m3)
0	-	0.63109 ± 0.001 Cb	508.4 ± 0.100 Dd	101.241 ± 0.010 Dd
0.1	CG	1.0135 ± 0.001 B	707.8 ± 0.100 C	363.520 ± 0.100 C
0.2	CG	1.0197 ± 0.005 A	1035 ± 0.050 B	531.042 ± 0.005 B
0.4	CG	1.0195 ± 0.001 A	1663 ± 0.100 A	864.245 ± 0.010 A
0.1	GG	1.0248 ± 0.001 a	1011 ± 0.050 a	530.884 ± 0.010 a
0.2	GG	0.63199 ± 0.001 b	839.5 ± 0.100 b	167.653 ± 0.001 b
0.4	GG	0.62868 ± 0.001 c	649.4 ± 0.100 c	128.334 ± 0.010 c

Results are presented as mean values ± standard deviation of three replicates. Different upper case letters indicate significant differences among different additions of CG (p < 0.05). Different lower case letters indicate significant differences among different additions of GG (p < 0.05).