“…The use of synthetic polymers such as polyvinyl alcohol and polysiloxanes as oil structuring agents has been reported, but due to their synthetic nature, these compounds are not accepted as edible matrices [ 13 ]. As an alternative, natural compounds such as proteins [ 3 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ] and polysaccharides [ 4 , 18 , 19 ] are being studied as gelling agents for food-grade emulsion-filled gels. However, mimicking the rheological and textural properties of solid fats using emulsion-filled gels is not trivial, and many factors, such as the physicochemical properties of the gelling matrix, interactions between matrix and oil phases, and oil volume fraction, have an impact on the textural and rheological properties of the product [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ].…”