*3.2. Emulsion Preparation*

Emulsion samples with a volume of 20 mL were prepared in sterile 50 mL plastic laboratory tubes. The two-step process used [9] had small modifications, such as in the first step where the components were homogenized using a hand homogenizer CAT X120 equipped with a T10 shaft. The samples were mixed at 10,000 rpm for 600 s. In the second step, the samples were homogenized (sonicator Sonoplus, Bandelin, Berlin, Germany) in the following conditions: 10 min, in 10 s/10 s action/break cycles, amplitude of 16%, and cooled with tap water.
