Table 4.
Brittleness index of binary oleogel structured using 2–4% (w/w) of SFW, RBW, CDW, and BW in olive oil. 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 | 2.86 ± 1.16a,A | 4.29 ± 1.51a,b,A | 6.17 ± 2.73a,b,A | 5.34 ± 1.62a,b,A | 7.28 ± 2.55b,A |
| SFW-RBW 3:1 | 3.03 ± 0.88a,A | 4.65 ± 1.34a,b,A | 9.96 ± 1.84b,c,A | 11.47 ± 2.97c,A | 11.46 ± 5.02c,A |
| SFW-RBW 1:1 | 2.60 ± 0.74a,A | 4.27 ± 0.11a,A | 5.15 ± 1.65a,A | 5.52 ± 1.12a,A | 13.60 ± 5.16b,A |
| SFW-RBW 1:3 | 3.58 ± 0.85a,A | 3.39 ± 0.30a,A | 3.91 ± 0.24a,A | 7.45 ± 1.92b,A | 8.81 ± 1.38b,A |
| SFW-RBW 0:1 | 1.92 ± 1.04a,A | 2.81 ± 0.70a,b,A | 5.69 ± 3.02a,b,A | 4.54 ± 1.42a,b,A | 7.36 ± 3.43b,A |
| Binary blends ratios | 2.0% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% |
| CDW-BW 1:0 | 1.43 ± 0.21a,A | 1.61 ± 0.40a,A | 2.17 ± 0.48a,A | 2.98 ± 1.08a,A | 3.2 ± 2.06a,A |
| CDW-BW 3:1 | 2.53 ± 3.43a,A | 2.01 ± 1.55a,A | 4.02 ± 4.21a,A | 5.18 ± 2.19a,A | 7.98 ± 2.82b,A |
| CDW-BW 1:1 | 8.26 ± 1.16a,B | 18.54 ± 7.53b,B | 15.87 ± 7.12b,B | 17.77 ± 3.86b,B | 20.26 ± 11.56b,B |
| CDW-BW 1:3 | 2.01 ± 1.51a,A | 2.93 ± 2.80a,A | 4.05 ± 2.73a,A | 5.74 ± 3.00a,b,A | 11.52 ± 4.25b,A,B |
| CDW-BW 0:1 | 0.76 ± 0.00a,A | 1.02 ± 0.14a,A | 0.92 ± 0.23a,A | 2.17 ± 1.17b,A | 2.79 ± 1.39b,A |
*Different lowercase superscript letters in the same row show statistically significant differences (P<0.05) in brittleness index as a function of differences in total wax concentration, while uppercase superscript letters in the same column represent statistical differences (P<0.05) in brittleness index between wax ratios at a fixed concentration.