Table 2.
Steady-state back extrusion force (g-force) of olive oil wax oleogels structured using a total amount of wax of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, 3.5% and 4% (w/w) in olive oil. The wax contained either individual or binary mixtures of SFW, RBW, BW and CDW at different mass ratios. Values represent the means and standard deviation of n = 3 replicates.*
| Binary blend ratios (w/w) | Total percentage of wax in olive oil (% w/w) |
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| 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% | |
| SFW-RBW 1:0 | 51.9 ± 16.5a | 75.5 ± 29.9a | 115.1 ± 34.1a | 157.6 ± 24.1a | 198.4 ± 10.9a |
| SFW-RBW 3:1 | 135.6 ± 15.1b | 158.6 ± 16.5b | 211.8 ± 25.5b | 237.4 ± 34.1b | 270.1 ± 30.2b |
| SFW-RBW 1:1 | 122.7 ± 11.6b | 179.3 ± 5.7b | 204.6 ± 11.5b | 270.8 ± 16.9b | 296.9 ± 40.6b |
| SFW-RBW 1:3 | 128.5 ± 12.3b | 189.4 ± 11.9b | 244.9 ± 20.5b | 265.9 ± 25.3b | 321.3 ± 27.3b |
| SFW-RBW 0:1 | 108.7 ± 16.5b | 148.8 ± 19.6b | 204.7 ± 17.2b | 227.1 ± 27.3b | 288.3 ± 16.7b |
| Blends ratios | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| CDW-BW 1:0 | 24.5 ± 1.0a | 34.3 ± 3.4a | 49.2 ± 3.8a | 64.3 ± 3.4a | 114 ± 21.2a |
| CDW-BW 3:1 | 30.53 ± 16.6a | 42.2 ± 16.8a | 58.9 ± 16.2a | 85.8 ± 11.7a | 117.8 ± 14.4a |
| CDW-BW 1:1 | 74 ± 11.0b | 131.5 ± 33.1b | 179.6 ± 32.9b | 194.2 ± 47.5b | 222.2 ± 40b |
| CDW-BW 1:3 | 31.14 ± 15.0a | 40.3 ± 22.2a | 61.9 ± 32.7a | 77.7 ± 34.4a | 144.3 ± 22.1a |
| CDW-BW 0:1 | 11.24 ± 2.6a | 20.1 ± 6.6a | 25.8 ± 12.2a | 47.8 ± 12.8a | 59.5 ± 21.8a |
*Different superscript letters in the same column indicate statistically significant differences (P<0.05) in hardness.