“…An oleogel can be defined as an oil entrapped within a thermoreversible, 3-dimensional gel network, which is formed by the addition of gelator molecules at low concentration and elevated temperatures, followed by cooling (Da Pieve, Calligaris, Co, Nicoli, & Marangoni, 2010;Hughes, Marangoni, Wright, Rogers, & Rush, 2009;Marangoni & Co, 2012;Palla, Giacomozzi, Genovese, & Carrín, 2017). Among the wide number of different molecules which are able to structure oils, monoglycerides (MG) and waxes are some of the most promising alternatives for replacing hard stock structured fats (Fayaz et al, 2017). MG have been identified as efficient gelators in the forming of strong gels at relatively low concentrations and its gelling properties have been extensively studied in various edible oil systems (López-Martínez et al, 2014;Ojijo, Neeman, Eger, & Shimoni, 2004;Da Pieve et al, 2010;Rocha-Amador et al, 2014;Valoppi et al, 2017).…”