The　glass　temperature　(Tg)　and　melting　temperature　(Tm)　of　ethyl　cellulose　(EC)　and　cooling　methods　of　oleogels　which　effected　on　the　mechanical　properties　and　oxidation　characteristics　of　the　gel　were　studied.　Meanwhile,　the　relationship　between　hydrogen　bonding　and　oxidative　stability　of　EC　oleogels　were　described.　The　results　showed　that　the　oleogels　prepared　at　the　glass　temperature　(135°C)　and　melting　temperature　(187°C)　of　EC　(EC　with　viscosity　of　40-50　mPa　•　s)　all　had　solid—like　behavior.　Compared　with　(Tg),　the　storage　modulus　and　texture　properties　of　samples　prepared　at　Tm　were　higher.　After　stored　at　25　°C　for　30　days,　the　headspace　oxygen　consumption　of　the　Tm　sample　was　0.71%.　Polarization　microscope　and　scanning　electron　microscope　showed　that　EC　could　be　better　dissolved　in　the　oil　phase　when　oleogels　prepared　at　(Tg),　and　the　gel　network　structure　was　more　compact.　The　pore　diameter　of　the　oil　droplets　was　38.56%　of　the　(Tg)　Fourier　transform　infrared　spectroscopy　showed　that　the　hydroxyl　stretching　vibration　peaks　of　EC　oleogels　prepared　at　(Tg)　and　Tm　shifted　from　3　472.48　cm-1　to　3　468.48　cm-1,　which　implied　the　hydrogen　bond　effect　was　enhanced.　With　the　addition　of　EC　from　4%　to　10%,　the　headspace　oxygen　consumption　decreased　with　the　increase　of　the　addition　of　EC.　Compared　with　the　fast　cooling　sample　of　10%EC,　the　headspace　oxygen　consumption　of　the　slow　cooling　sample　was　only　64.67%　of　it,　and　the　hydroxyl　stretching　vibration　peak　shifted　from　3　499.74　cm-1　to　3　471.78　cm-1　which　showed　the　hydrogen　bond　effect　was　enhanced.　The　results　showed　that　the　enhancement　of　the　hydrogen　bonding　during　the　preparation　of　EC　oleogels　formed　a　denser　liquid　crystal　network　structure　and　reduced　the　oxidation　rate　of　the　oleogels.　©　2023　Chinese　Institute　of　Food　Science　and　Technology.　All　rights　reserved.