Table 3. Influence of emulsifier type on the mean droplet diameter (d32, d43) of 10 wt% canola oil-in-water emulsions (0.3 wt% emulsifier, 20 mM bis-Tris buffer, pH 7.0)
Sample
d32
d43
Purified surface-active substances
0.31±0.01b
0.64±0.01c
Surface-active extracts (not-purified)
0.73±0.05a
1.02±0.06b
Commercial lecithin from soybean
0.69±0.07a
2.79±0.21a
Values are mean±standard deviation (n = 3). Means with different letters in the same column are significantly different according to Duncan’s multiple range test (p < 0.05).