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Supplementary Material

Physical properties of oil-in-water emulsions containing rosemary/oregano extract with the addition of commercial pea protein as emulsifier. A,B The same superscript capital letters within a row denote no significant differences ( p> 0.05) between the values obtained for the different emulsions under the same experimental conditions according to Tukey’s ANOVA. a–j The same superscript lowercase letters within a column denote no significant differences ( p> 0.05) between the values obtained for the emulsions under the different experimental conditions according to Tukey’s ANOVA. Sample Ivanković, M. Optimizing the Conditions of Emulsification of Biologically Active Compounds Originating from the Lamiaceae Family. Bachelor’s Thesis, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, 30 September 2020. [ Google Scholar] Sohn, B.; Olenskyj, A.; Feng, Y. Correlation between emulsifier concentration and emulsion droplet size in oil-in-water emulsion stabilized by zein nanoparticles. i-ACES 2017, 3, 1. [ Google Scholar]

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What makes oregano effective?

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