Table 2 Effect of the lecithin content on the characteristics and stability of nanoemulsions.

From: Effect of ultrasonication on the stability and storage of a soy protein isolate-phosphatidylcholine nanoemulsions

PC addition

Particle size (nm)

ζ-potential (mV)

PDI

Emulsification yield (%)

Turbidity

TSI

0.13

604.5 ± 5.6a

− 26.90 ± 0.26f

0.73 ± 0.01a

88.11 ± 0.83c

26,311.0 ± 253.0a

5.00 ± 0.04a

0.15

470.2 ± 4.1c

− 28.20 ± 0.27e

0.60 ± 0.01b

88.90 ± 0.84b

23,986.8 ± 229.0d

3.91 ± 0.03b

0.17

295.6 ± 2.6f

− 33.40 ± 0.32ab

0.21 ± 0.01e

90.03 ± 0.83a

22,670.4 ± 216.4e

3.10 ± 0.02e

0.19

332.3 ± 3.0e

− 33.70 ± 0.32a

0.41 ± 0.01d

90.15 ± 0.84a

24,732.7 ± 234.1c

3.20 ± 0.02d

0.21

401.5 ± 3.7d

− 32.10 ± 0.31c

0.53 ± 0.01c

84.20 ± 0.79d

25,082.6 ± 235.9b

3.40 ± 0.02c

0.23

483.1 ± 4.3b

− 31.40 ± 0.30d

0.64 ± 0.01b

78.13 ± 0.73e

26,439.8 ± 253.0a

4.00 ± 0.03b

  1. Data represent mean ± standard deviations. Different letters in the same column represent a significant difference between samples (p < 0.05). Arrange all the averages in descending order, and use the letter “a” on the maximum average.