biostudies-literatureUnknown8(8)Bharti DA rising health concern with saturated fatty acids allowed researchers to look into the science of replacing these fats with unsaturated fatty acids. Oleogelation is a technique to structure edible oil using gelators. The present study looked for the effect of solid emulsifiers; namely, sorbitan monostearate (SP) and stearyl alcohol (SA), on the physicochemical parameters of oleogels. All the oleogels were formulated using 5% sunflower wax (SW) in sunflower oil (SO). The formulated oleogels displayed irregular-shaped wax crystals on their surface. The bright-field and polarized microscopy showed the fiber/needle network of wax crystals. Formulations consisting of 10 mg (0.05% <i>w/w</i>) of both the emulsifiers (SA10 and SP10) in 20 g of oleogels displayed the appearance of a dense wax cryGels (Basel, Switzerland)520https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9407308biostudies-literatureEffects of Sorbitan Monostearate and Stearyl Alcohol on the Physicochemical Parameters of Sunflower-Wax-Based Oleogels.PMC9407308Kim DPal KBanerjee IRousseau DBharti DfalseEffects of Sorbitan Monostearate and Stearyl Alcohol on the Physicochemical Parameters of Sunflower-Wax-Based Oleogels.A rising health concern with saturated fatty acids allowed researchers to look into the science of replacing these fats with unsaturated fatty acids. Oleogelation is a technique to structure edible oil using gelators. The present study looked for the effect of solid emulsifiers; namely, sorbitan monostearate (SP) and stearyl alcohol (SA), on the physicochemical parameters of oleogels. All the oleogels were formulated using 5% sunflower wax (SW) in sunflower oil (SO). The formulated oleogels displayed irregular-shaped wax crystals on their surface. The bright-field and polarized microscopy showed the fiber/needle network of wax crystals. Formulations consisting of 10 mg (0.05% <i>w/w</i>) of both the emulsifiers (SA10 and SP10) in 20 g of oleogels displayed the appearance of a dense wax cry2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Aug2025-04-04T08:46:24.749Z2025-04-04T08:46:24.749ZS-EPMC94073083600512110.3390/gels8080520