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Foamed Ovalbumen

This image shows the typical structure of strongly-beaten foamed egg white

Such protein-stabilised foams degrade by gravitational separation (drainage) where liquid is lost from the Plateau borders and lamellae. As a result of drainage, the disperse phase volume fraction increases and the shape of the bubbles changes from circular to polyhedral

In this example, both bubble shapes are visible.