Table 3

Summary of sensory and instrumental comparisons between the reference binary (wax and volatile oil) and vegetable butters (jojoba esters). Each cross in a column means that this sample has the characteristic corresponding to the line closest to that of the reference binary.

Potential substitutes based on jojoba esters

Butter A 100% Butters A/B 75/25% (w/w) Butters A/B 50/50% (w/w) Butter B 100%
Sensory property
Texture x x
Instrumental measurements
Melting temperature ranges (°C)
X-ray scattering, from 20 to 95°C
x x
Crystal shape
polarized light, 20°C
Crystal size (needles, μm)
polarized light, 20°C
x
x
x
x
x x
Average viscosity η (.103 Pa.s)
0.01s−1, 35°C
x
Yield stress σ0 (Pa)
From 0.01 to 10−5s−1, 35°C
x
Average elastic modulus G’(.105 Pa)
From 1 to 2000Pa, 1Hz, 35°C
x

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