*2.7. Statistical Analysis*

Statistical analysis of the experimental data was performed using RStudio (Version 1.2.1335—© 2009–2019 RStudio, Inc., Boston, MA, USA), using variance analysis (one-way ANOVA), and the Tukey test, *Post Hoc* comparison at a significance level of 95% (*p* < 0.05). A Pearson correlation analysis was also conducted (*p* < 0.05) to determine the relationships between the color, texture parameters, and the amount of alga of the samples. The curve fitting of the rheological data was performed in Excel (version 365, Microsoft). All results are presented as the mean ± standard deviation (s.d.).

#### **3. Results and Discussion**
